Joyce Fenton
New Zealand fencer
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Alison Joyce Fenton (née Francis; 9 July 1927 – 15 January 2014) was a New Zealand fencer.
9 July 1927
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| Born | Alison Joyce Francis 9 July 1927 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 January 2014 (aged 86) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Alan Harold Fenton | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
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National finals | Foil champion (1962, 1964, 1965) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As Joyce Francis, she competed in the women's foil at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, where she recorded one win and finished sixth out of seven competitors.[1]
Fenton won the New Zealand national women's foil title in 1962, 1964, and 1965.[2][3] At the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, she won the bronze medal in the women's foil team alongside Pam French and Gaye McDermit.[4] At those games, she also competed in the individual foil, but was unplaced.[4]
Fenton died in Auckland on 15 January 2014,[5] and her ashes were buried at Purewa Cemetery.[6]
