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Birth name | Joyce Bennett | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 May 1945 (1945-05-11) (age 79) | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||
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Joyce Bennett (Sala Tenna) (born 11 May 1945 in Guildford, Western Australia) is a former Australian sprinter.
At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth she won silver in the 220 Yards and gold in the 4 × 110 yards relay. Four years later at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston she defended her title in the 4 × 110 yards relay.
She participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics (half-final in the 200 m, sixth in the 4 × 100 metres relay) and in the 1968 Summer Olympics (heat in the 400 m, fifth in the 4 × 100 metres relay).
References
- "Joyce Bennett Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "Joyce Bennett". Olympic. 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "Bennett, Joyce (1945-)". National Library of Australia. 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- Melbourne, National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of. "Bennett, Joyce - Woman - The Australian Women's Register". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
External links
- Profile at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Profile at trackfield.brinkster.net
- Joyce Bennett at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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