Charlotte Radcliffe

Charlotte Radcliffe
Medal record
Women's swimming
Competitor for  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver 1920 Antwerp 4×100 m freestyle relay

Charlotte Ellen Radcliffe (3 August 1903–12 December 1979) was an English swimmer from West Derby[1] who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

In the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, at age 17,[2] she won a silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event, in which she swam the third leg of the race. She finished seventh in her first heat of 100 m freestyle event and did not advance.

She is the great aunt of long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe.[3]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Charlotte Ellen Radcliffe; Jul-Aug-Sep quarter 1903; District: West Derby; Volume: 8b; Page: 712.
  2. ↑ The final event was held on 29 August 1920, after Radcliffe's birthday
  3. ↑ "Athlete Profile:Paula Radcliffe". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 2008-08-16.

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