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Hilary Cawthorne

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Hilary Cawthorne
Hilary Philbin in 2015
Personal information
Born (1951-12-31) 31 December 1951 (age 72)
Islington, England
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
WeaponFoil
ClubAllen Fencing Club

Hilary Cawthorne MBE (born 31 December 1951) is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 2013, she was appointed president of British Fencing.[2]

As Hilary Fredricke Cawthorne, she was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to fencing.[3]

Personal life

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Her father is Derrick Cawthorne[4] and in 1985 married British Sabre Champion Jim Philbin.

References

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  1. ^ "Hilary Cawthorne Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Hilary Philbin to be president of British Fencing". 21 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Page N22 | Supplement 61803, 31 December 2016 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Derrick Cawthorne". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 October 2022.