Gweneth Molony

Gweneth Molony
Personal information
Full name	Gweneth Molony
Country represented	Australia
Born	17 June 1932 (1932-06-17)
Former partner	Adrian Swan

Gweneth Molony (also spelled as Gwenneth; born 17 June 1932) is an Australian figure skater. She is the 1949-1951 Australian national champion. She represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where she placed 21st. She and Nancy Burley were the first ladies singles skaters to represent Australia at the Olympics. Molony also competed in pair skating; she is the 1949 Australian national champion with partner Adrian Swan.

Molony came from a skating family. Her father E. J. "Ted" Molony competed in ice dancing, and her elder sister Patricia Molony was the first Australian lady to compete at the World Championships.

Molony married former ice hockey player and sports administrator Geoff Henke. Their daughter Joanne Henke was a member of the Olympic downhill skiing team in 1976.

Competitive highlights

Single skating

Event	1950	1951	1952
Winter Olympic Games			21st
World Championships			19th
Australian Championships	1st	1st	1st

Pair skating

(with Swan)

Event	1950
Australian Championships	1st

References

• Gordon, Harry (1994). Australia and the Olympic Games. University of Queensland. ISBN 0-7022-2627-0. 
• Gordon, Harry (2003). The time of our lives: inside the Sydney Olympics : Australia and the Olympic Games 1994–2002. University of Queensland. ISBN 0-7022-3412-5. 
• Sports-reference profile
• Sport: Skating - Figure - Australian Olympic Committee
• Australian national champions 1931-2004PDF