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Pam French
Personal information
Birth namePamela Rae Satterthwaite
Born (1937-12-26) 26 December 1937 (age 86)
Takapuna, New Zealand
SpouseTerence Edward French
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportFencing
Achievements and titles
National finalsFoil champion (1963)

Medal record

Women's fencing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Kingston Team foil

Pamela Rae French (née Satterthwaite, born 26 December 1937) is a former New Zealand fencer who won a bronze medal for her country at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Biography[edit]

French was born in Takapuna on 26 December 1937, the daughter of Eileen Daphne Satterthwaite (née White) and Thomas Satterthwaite of Putāruru.[1][2][3] As an adult, she became a pharmacist,[1] and married Terence Edward French.[3]

At the 1963 New Zealand national fencing championships, she won the women's foil title.[4] In 1965, she was a member of the New Zealand team that competed against Australia.[1] The following year, she represented New Zealand in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth GamesinKingston, Jamaica.[5] Alongside Gaye McDermit and Joyce Fenton, she won a bronze medal in the team foils.[6] However, in the individual foil, she did not progress to the final pool stage.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games Team, Kingston, Jamaica. Wellington: New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department. 1966.
  • ^ "Births". New Zealand Herald. 27 December 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  • ^ a b Jones, Glenda Margaret (4 November 2004). "Information about Pamela Rae Satterthwaite". Genealogy.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  • ^ "New Zealand fencing champions" (PDF). teara.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  • ^ Pam French at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  • ^ "Fencing foil team – women Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  • ^ "Fencing foil individual – women Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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