Pam French

New Zealand fencer

Pam French

Personal information

Birth name

Pamela Rae Satterthwaite

Born

(1937-12-26) 26 December 1937 (age 86)
Takapuna, New Zealand

Spouse

Terence Edward French

Sport

Country

New Zealand

Sport

Fencing

Achievements and titles

National finals

Foil champion (1963)

Medal record

Women's fencing

Representing New Zealand
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
	1966 Kingston	Team foil

Pamela Rae French (née Satterthwaite, born 26 December 1937) is a former New Zealand fencer who won a bronze medal for her country at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Biography

French was born in Takapuna on 26 December 1937, the daughter of Eileen Daphne Satterthwaite (née White) and Thomas Satterthwaite of Putāruru.^[1]^[2]^[3] As an adult, she became a pharmacist,^[1] and married Terence Edward French.^[3]

At the 1963 New Zealand national fencing championships, she won the women's foil title.^[4] In 1965, she was a member of the New Zealand team that competed against Australia.^[1] The following year, she represented New Zealand in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.^[5] Alongside Gaye McDermit and Joyce Fenton, she won a bronze medal in the team foils.^[6] However, in the individual foil, she did not progress to the final pool stage.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games Team, Kingston, Jamaica. Wellington: New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department. 1966.
^ "Births". New Zealand Herald. 27 December 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b Jones, Glenda Margaret (4 November 2004). "Information about Pamela Rae Satterthwaite". Genealogy.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "New Zealand fencing champions" (PDF). teara.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ Pam French at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
^ "Fencing foil team – women Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "Fencing foil individual – women Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2020.