About Bev Brewis
Lived 1930 – 2006 (aged 75). Bev Brewis was a New Zealand athletics competitor.
Beverley Lenna Brewis (15 June 1930 – 22 March 2006) was a New Zealand high jumper who represented her country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Early life and family Born on 15 June 1930, Brewis was the daughter of Avril Hume Brewis (née Strachan) and Edward Cecil Brewis, a doctor, of the Hamilton suburb of Claudelands.
Athletics At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Brewis competed in the high jump, finishing fifth with a best leap of .
Death Brewis died in Hamilton on 22 March 2006, and her body was cremated at Hamilton Park Crematorium.
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Who was Bev Brewis?
New Zealand high jumper
When was Bev Brewis born?
Bev Brewis was born on 15 June 1930 in Hamilton.
When did Bev Brewis die?
Bev Brewis died on 22 March 2006 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
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Bev Brewis was an athletics competitor.
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Bev Brewis was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bev Brewis. https://biography.guide/bev-brewis/
MLA: "Bev Brewis." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bev-brewis/.
Chicago: "Bev Brewis." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bev-brewis/.
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