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Helen Koppell
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1955-06-15) 15 June 1955 (age 69)
Leicester, England
Sport
SportDiving

Helen Koppell (born 15 June 1955) is a British diver. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Early life

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She was with the 60th Leicester Guides.[2] She attended the Wyggeston Girls Grammar School. She was coached by Dick Koppell, her father. She lived on Queen's Road.[3][4]

She acquired 9 O-levels in 1971, and took A levels, hoping to go into medicine.[5][6] She studied medicine at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.[7] She took a year off her medicine course to prepare for the 1976 Olympics.[8]

Career

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She became an anaesthetist at the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto).

Personal life

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She married on Saturday 27 January 1979 to Dr Richard Holtby in London.[9] She moved to Toronto in July 1980, to continue her studies in anaesthesia.[10] She had her first baby in April 1986 in Canada. She had originally planned to return after five years.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Helen Koppell". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  • ^ Leicester Chronicle Friday 17 May 1968, page 8
  • ^ Leicester Mercury Tuesday 29 June 1971, page 19
  • ^ Leicester Mercury Monday 17 July 1972, page 17
  • ^ Leicester Mercury Saturday 2 October 1971, page 14
  • ^ Leicester Mercury Saturday 15 July 1972, page 14
  • ^ Leicester Mercury Tuesday 16 July 1974, page 41
  • ^ Leicester Chronicle Friday 9 July 1976, page 4
  • ^ Leicester Mercury Friday 26 January 1979, page 27
  • ^ Leicester Mercury Monday 21 July 1980, page 15
  • ^ Leicester Mercury Friday 11 April 1986, page 8
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