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Linda Knowles

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Linda Knowles
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Women's Athletics
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place Belgrade 1962 High Jump
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1967 Tokyo High Jump

Linda Yvonne Knowles (born 28 April 1946) is a retired track and field athlete, who represented Great Britain in the women's high jump event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won the bronze medal at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

She married the Swedish decathlete Lennart Hedmark and now resides in Malmö, Sweden.

References

  • British Olympic Committee
  • Kubatko, Justin. "Linda Knowles Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 January 2010.