Hilary Cawthorne Explained

Hilary Cawthorne
Birth Date:	31 December 1951
Birth Place:	Islington, England
Weapon:	Foil
Height:	1.62m (05.31feet)
Weight:	52kg (115lb)
Club:	Allen Fencing Club
Show-Medals:	yes

Hilary Cawthorne (born 31 December 1951) is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1]

In 2013, she was appointed president of British Fencing.^[2]

As Hilary Fredricke Cawthorne, she was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to fencing.^[3]

Personal life

Her father is Derrick Cawthorne^[4] and in 1985 married British Sabre Champion Jim Philbin.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hilary Cawthorne Olympic Results . 5 April 2011 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120719065027/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/hilary-cawthorne-1.html . 19 July 2012 . dmy-all .
2. Web site: Hilary Philbin to be president of British Fencing. 21 August 2013.
3. Web site: Page N22 Supplement 61803, 31 December 2016 London Gazette The Gazette. www.thegazette.co.uk. 5 January 2017.
4. Web site: Derrick Cawthorne . Olympedia . 28 October 2022.