Elizabeth Davenport Explained

Elizabeth Davenport
Nationality:	Indian
Birth Place:	Bombay, British India
Sport:	Athletics

Elizabeth "Betty" Davenport (born October 1, 1938) is an Indian athlete. She won a silver medal in the 1958 Tokyo Asian games and bronze medal in 1962 Jakarta Asian games in Javelin Throw .^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} She belonged to an Anglo-Indian family from Bombay.^[6] Davenport was the discus and javelin national champion and later became the sports mistress at the Frank Anthony Public School at New Delhi.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES . Athletics Federation of India . 5 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070444/http://indianathletics.in/medal%C2%A0winners%C2%A0%C2%A0asian%C2%A0games . 5 May 2018 . dead .
2. Web site: Asian Games : Tokyo 1958 . Sports Bharti . 5 May 2018.
3. Web site: Asian Games : Jakarta 1962 . Sports Bharti . 5 May 2018.
4. Book: Ronojoy Sen. Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India. 5 May 2018. 6 October 2015. Columbia University Press. 978-0-231-53993-7. 293–.
5. Book: Link: Indian Newsmagazine. 5 May 2018. August 1962. 37.
6. Book: S. Lal. 50 Magnificent Indians Of The 20Th Century. 4 May 2018. 1 January 2008. Jaico Publishing House. 978-81-7992-698-7. 299–.
7. A most remarkable community: Anglo-Indian contributions to sport in India . 2023-09-24 . Contemporary South Asia . 2001 . 10.1080/09584930120083828 . en-US . Mills . Megan S. . 10 . 2 . 223–236 .