Gergaynia Beckett
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| Birth name | Gergaynia Amber Beckett | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1940 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||
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Gergaynia Amber Beckett (née Shelley; born 25 November 1940) is a former Australian swimmer. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
As a 15 year old, Beckett represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the Women's 100 meters backstroke where she was placed second in the second heat clocking at time of 1:14.8. She was placed eighth in the finals clocking a time of 1:14.7. Beckett also participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics at Rome in the Women's 100 meters backstroke and Women's 4x100 meters medley relay. The Australian relay team came second in the race.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerganiya Beckitt Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Morcombe, John (26 August 2016). "Crowds cheer on trio of northern beaches stars at 1956 Games". Manly Daily. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Gergaynia Beckett at World Aquatics
- Gergaynia Beckett at Olympedia
- Gergaynia Beckett at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Gergaynia Beckett at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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