Linda Knowles
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Linda Yvonne Knowles (born 28 April 1946) is a retired track and field athlete.
Athletics career
She represented Great Britain in the women's high jump event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won the bronze medal at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia when she was only 16.
She represented England in the high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[1][2]
Personal life
She married the Swedish decathlete Lennart Hedmark and now resides in Malmö, Sweden.
References
- British Olympic Committee at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Linda Knowles". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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AAA Championships British national champions in women's high jump
- 1922: Sylvia Stone
- 1923: Hilda Hatt
- 1924: Sophie Eliott-Lynn
- 1925: Phyllis Green
- 1926: Phyllis Green
- 1927: Phyllis Green
- 1928: Marjorie O'Kell
- 1929: Marjorie O'Kell
- 1930: Mary Milne
- 1931: Marjorie O'Kell
- 1932: Mary Milne
- 1933: Mary Milne
- 1934: Mary Milne
- 1935: Mary Milne
- 1936: Dorothy Odam
- 1937: Dorothy Odam
- 1938: Dorothy Odam
- 1939: Dorothy Odam
- 1946: Dora Gardner
- 1947: Gladys Young
- 1948: Dorothy Tyler
- 1949: Dorothy Tyler
- 1950: Sheila Alexander
- 1951: Sheila Lerwill
- 1952: Dorothy Tyler
- 1953: Sheila Lerwill
- 1954: Sheila Lerwill
- 1955: Thelma Hopkins
- 1956: Dorothy Tyler
- 1957: Thelma Hopkins
- 1958: Mary Bignal
- 1959: Mary Bignal
- 1960: Dorothy Shirley
- 1961: Dorothy Shirley
- 1962: Frances Slaap
- 1963: Linda Knowles & Susan Dennler
- 1964: Frances Slaap
- 1965: Frances Slaap
- 1966: Dorothy Shirley
- 1967: Linda Knowles
- 1968: Dorothy Shirley
- 1969: Barbara Inkpen
- 1970: Dorothy Shirley
- 1971: Barbara Inkpen
- 1972: Rosaline Few
- 1973: Barbara Lawton
- 1974: Val Harrison
- 1975: Denise Brown
- 1976: Denise Brown
- 1977: Brenda Gibbs
- 1978: Carol Mathers
- 1979: Barbara Simmonds
- 1980: Ann-Marie Devally
- 1981: Ann-Marie Cording
- 1982: Barbara Simmonds
- 1983: Gillian Evans
- 1984: Diana Elliott
- 1985: Diana Davies
- 1986: Diana Davies
- 1987: Sharon McPeake
- 1988: Janet Boyle
- 1989: Diana Davies
- 1990: Lea Haggett
- 1991: Debbie Marti
- 1992: Lea Haggett
- 1993: Debbie Marti
- 1994: Julia Bennett
- 1995: Lea Haggett
- 1996: Debbie Marti
- 1997: Debbie Marti
- 1998: Jo Jennings
- 1999: Jo Jennings
- 2000: Jo Jennings
- 2001: Susan Jones
- 2002: Susan Jones
- 2003: Susan Jones
- 2004: Susan Jones
- 2005: Susan Jones
- 2006: Julie Crane
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