Florence Andrews

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Florence Andrews
Personal information
Birth nameMabel Florence Andrews
Born(1912-09-16)16 September 1912
Died18 June 1996(1996-06-18) (aged 83)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportFencing
ClubChristchurch Swords Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsFoil champion (1939, 1946)

Mabel Florence Andrews (16 September 1912 – 18 June 1996) was a New Zealand fencer, who represented her country at the 1950 British Empire Games.

Early life and family[]

Born on 16 September 1912, Andrews was the daughter of Florence Mabel Andrews (née Cross) and Lancelot William Dolling Andrews.[1][2]

Fencing[]

A member of the Christchurch Swords Club,[3] Andrews won the New Zealand national women's fencing championship in 1939 and 1946, the competition not being held in the intervening years because of World War II.[4] At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Andrews represented New Zealand in the individual women's foil, recording two wins to finish in sixth place.[5][6]

Death[]

Andrews died on 18 June 1996.[1]

Legacy[]

Fencing Mid South awards the Florence Andrews Trophy annually to the winner of the junior girls' foil.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Death search: registration number 1996/36015". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1951/90317". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Fencing: Christchurch Swords Club". The Press. 4 April 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. ^ "New Zealand fencing champions" (PDF). teara.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Florence Andrews". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Results for the 1950 British Empire Games – fencing – foil individual – women". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  7. ^ "The Florence Andrews Trophy". Fencing MidSouth. Retrieved 7 September 2017.


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