Joyce Bennett
Australian sprinter
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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[1][2] 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.[3] Four years later at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston she defended her title in the 4 × 110 yards relay.[4]
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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Australian national champions in women's 100 m
100 yards until 1967
- 1930: Chrissie Dahm
- 1932: Eileen Wearne
- 1933: Emily Brookes
- 1935: Edith Robinson
- 1936: Edith Robinson
- 1937: Decima Norman
- 1940: Lola Forster
- 1948: Joyce King
- 1950: Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
- 1952: Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
- 1954: Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
- 1956: Wendy Ey
- 1958: Marlene Mathews
- 1960: Pat Duggan
- 1962: Glenys Beasley
- 1963: Dianne Burge
- 1964: Joyce Bennett
- 1965: Debbie Thompson (USA)
- 1966: Joan Henricksen
- 1967: Dianne Burge
- 1968: Dianne Burge
- 1969: Jenny Lamy
- 1970: Raelene Boyle
- 1971: Raelene Boyle
- 1972: Raelene Boyle
- 1973: Raelene Boyle
- 1974: Denise Boyd
- 1975: Denise Boyd
- 1976: Raelene Boyle
- 1977: Raelene Boyle
- 1978: Debbie Wells
- 1979: Denise Boyd
- 1980: Denise Boyd
- 1981: Debbie Wells
- 1982: Helen Davey
- 1983: Diane Holden
- 1984: Debbie Wells
- 1985: Jenny Flaherty and Diane Holden
- 1986: Diane Holden
- 1987: Diane Holden
- 1988: Jane Flemming
- 1989: Sue Broadrick
- 1990: Jane Flemming
- 1991: Monique Dunstan
- 1992: Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- 1993: Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- 1994: Gwen Torrence (USA)
- 1995: Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- 1996: Cathy Freeman
- 1997: Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- 1998: Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- 1999: Lauren Hewitt
- 2000: Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- 2001: Lauren Hewitt
- 2002: Lauren Hewitt
- 2003: Sharon Cripps
- 2004: Gloria Kemasuode (NGR)
- 2005: Sally McLellan
- 2007: Sally McLellan
- 2008: Fiona Cullen
- 2009: Sally McLellan
- 2010: Melissa Breen
- 2011: Sally Pearson
- 2012: Melissa Breen
- 2013: Toea Wisil
- 2014: Sally Pearson
- 2015: Melissa Breen
- 2016: Melissa Breen
- 2017: Toea Wisil
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