Alison Joyce Fenton (née Francis, 9 July 1927 – 15 January 2014) was a New Zealand fencer.
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| Birth name | Alison Joyce Francis | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 July 1927 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 January 2014 (aged 86) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Alan Harold Fenton | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
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| National finals | Foil champion (1962, 1964, 1965) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As Joyce Francis, she competed in the women's foil at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, where she recorded one win and finished sixth out of seven competitors.[1]
Fenton won the New Zealand national women's foil title in 1962, 1964, and 1965.[2][3] At the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, she won the bronze medal in the women's foil team alongside Pam French and Gaye McDermit.[4] At those games, she also competed in the individual foil, but was unplaced.[4]
Fenton died in Auckland on 15 January 2014,[5] and her ashes were buried at Purewa Cemetery.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Results for the 1954 British Empire & Commonwealth Games: fencing – foil individual – women". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "New Zealand fencing champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand (PDF). Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games Team, Kingston, Jamaica. Wellington: New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department. 1966.
- ^ a b "Joyce Fenton". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Alison Joyce Fenton death notice". New Zealand Herald. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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