Jean Scrivens
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Jean Scrivens is a British
athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics
held in Melbourne
, Australia
in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the Silver medal, behind host nation Australia, with her team mates Anne Pashley
, June Foulds
and Heather Armitage
.
United Kingdom
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athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
held in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the Silver medal, behind host nation Australia, with her team mates Anne Pashley
Anne Pashley
Anne Pashley is a retired female track and field sprinter, who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics...
, June Foulds
June Foulds
June Foulds is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for Great Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where she won the Bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres with her team mates Sylvia Cheeseman, Jean Desforges and Heather Armitage.She returned...
and Heather Armitage
Heather Armitage
Heather Joy Armitage is a British athlete who competed in sprint events.She competed for Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where she won the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres with her team mates Anne Pashley, Jean Scrivens and June Foulds...
.