Gaynor Clare Stanley (born 3 January 1966) is a retired British swimmer. Stanley competed in three events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] She represented England in the 200 metres breaststroke, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] Four years later she represented England in the 200 metres breaststroke, 400 metres individual medley and 800 metres freestyle, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5] She won the 1982 ASA National Championship title in the 200 metres breaststroke[6] and the 1987 400 metres medley title.[7]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gaynor Clare Stanley |
| Born | 3 January 1966 Manchester, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Personal life
editStanley is the granddaughter of the footballer Alice Woods.[8]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gaynor Stanley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1982, p. 20". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Moor, Roy. "Lee snatches title with exhilarating late surge." Times, 3 Aug. 1987, p. 31". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ Simkin, John (September 1997). "Alice Woods". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
External links
edit- Gaynor Stanley at World Aquatics
- Gaynor Stanley at Olympedia
- Gaynor Stanley at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
