Gladys Daniell Explained

Gladys Daniell
Birth Date:8 November 1884
Birth Place:Wandsworth, London, England
Death Place:Bournemouth, England
Sport:Fencing
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Gladys Daniell (8 November 1884  - 26 July 1962) was a British fencer. She competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Fencing career

Daniell was a member of the Ladies' London Fencing Club and a member of Queen Alexandra's House Gymnasium in London.[2]

In 1911, Daniell won the Amateur Fencing Association's Ladies' Fencing Championship.[3] In 1912, Daniell won the third International Championship of the Stockholm Ladies' Fencing Club.[2] The same year, she competed again at the Ladies' Fencing Championship, defending her title after a tie with A. B. Walker and C. A. Walker.[3] She was awarded a gold and platinum brooch as her prize.[3]

Daniell entered the Ladies' Fencing Championship again in 1921, gaining her third title in the competition.[4] She competed in the championship again in 1923.[4]

Fencing style

Daniell was a left-handed fencer.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gladys Daniell Olympic Results . 25 March 2010 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025205512/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/gladys-daniell-1.html . 25 October 2012.
  2. News: Fencing Fixtures . The Globe . 37046 . 16 March 1914 . 6.
  3. News: The Ladies' Amateur Foil Championship . The Mail . 8063 . 17 May 1912 . 6.
  4. News: The Ladies' Foil Championship . Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News . 2589 . 28 April 1923 . 382.