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Dora Gibbs

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Dora Gibbs
Personal information
Born6 July 1910
London, England
Died4 July 2008(2008-07-04) (aged 97)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming

Dora Elizabeth Gibbs (6 July 1910 – 4 July 2008) was a British swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]

Gibbs, a member of the Hammersmith Ladies Swimming Club, was a 17-year old working at Selfridges when she won the Olympic trial to represent Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Dora Gibbs at Olympedia (archive)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dora Gibbs Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Young Swimming Champion". West London Observer. 6 July 1928. p. 3.
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