Noelene Rae Horne (née Swinton; born 1933) is a former New Zealand high jumper.
 Noelene Swinton at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Attribution:Province newspaper | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1933 (age 92–93) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Valentine Arthur Horne
(m. 1959) | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Matt Horne (son) Phil Horne (son) Ben Horne (grandson) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
National finals | High jump champion (1950, 1953) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1950 British Empire Games she won the bronze medal in the women's high jump. At the following 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games she placed 5th in the high jump.[1]
In 1959, she married Valentine Arthur Horne,[2] who served as manager of the New Zealand badminton team at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[3] The couple went on to have six children, including cricketer Matt Horne, and Phil Horne, who represented New Zealand in both badminton and cricket.[2]
References
edit- ↑ "Noelene Swinton". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee.
- 1 2 "Swinton Family Society". Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ "Games section managers". The Press. Vol. 105, no. 31067. 24 May 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
External links
edit- Profile at trackfield.brinkster.net
- Noelene Swinton at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
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