Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh

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Janet Wardell-Yerburgh
Personal information
Born (1940-02-15) 15 February 1940 (age 81)
Gomshall, Surrey, England
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kingston team foil
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kingston individual foil
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh team foil
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh individual foil

Janet Bewley Wardell-Yerburgh (née Janet Cathie) (born 15 February 1940) is a British retired international fencer.

Fencing career[]

She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

She represented England and won double gold in the foil events, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3]

Four years later she repeated the success by winning another double gold at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4]

Personal life[]

In 1966, she married the Olympic oarsman Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, and they had one daughter, Atlanta Jane. Her husband was killed in a road accident in January 1970.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  2. ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ Hugh Arthur Wardell-Yerburgh at douglashistory.co.uk, accessed 3 April 2019
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