Valerie Davies
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| Full name | Elizabeth Valerie Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1912 Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 August 2001 (aged 89)[1] Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Roath Park SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elizabeth Valerie Davies (29 June 1912 – 2 August 2001), later known by her married name Valerie Latham, was a Welsh competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics. She was born in Cardiff and died in Newport.
In the 1932 Olympics she won bronze medals in the 100 m backstroke event and in 4×100 m freestyle relay event and was third in her first round heat of
100 m freestyle event and did not advance. She also competed for Wales at the 1930 British Empire Games winning all three medals. She was awarded two silver medals in the 100 yards backstroke and the 400 yards freestyle and a bronze medal
in the 100 yards freestyle. Four years later she won the bronze medal in the 100 yards backstroke event.
See also
References
- Olympedia
External links
- Valerie Davies at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)