Shirley Netherway
British fencer (1937–2016)
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Shirley Netherway married name Shirley Parker (19 May 1937 – 6 March 2016) was a British fencer.
NationalityBritish (English)
Born19 May 1937
Buckhurst, Essex, England
Died6 March 2016 (aged 78)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1937 Buckhurst, Essex, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 March 2016 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||
Event | foil | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Polytechnic Fencing Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
After she married in 1965 she competed as Shirley Parker.[2] Parker represented the England team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where she participated in the foil events.[4] She won a gold medal in the team foil with Joyce Pearce and Janet Wardell-Yerburgh, in addition to winning a silver medal in the individual event.[5]
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