About Judy Guinness
Lived 1910 – 1952 (aged 42). Judy Guinness was a British fencer.
Heather Seymour "Judy" Guinness (14 August 1910 – 24 October 1952) was a British fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The judges had awarded her the gold medal but, in a noted gesture of fair play, she informed them they had failed to count two hits achieved by her Austrian opponent Ellen Preis.
She was a daughter of Henry Guinness (d.1945), an Irish engineer, banker and politician. In 1934 she married the racing driver Clifton Penn-Hughes. He died in a plane crash and she remarried John Henning in 1942. She died in 1952 at Springhare Farm in Rhodesia.
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Who was Judy Guinness?
British fencer (1910–1952)
When was Judy Guinness born?
Judy Guinness was born on 14 August 1910 in Dublin.
When did Judy Guinness die?
Judy Guinness died on 24 October 1952 in Matabeleland North Province.
What was Judy Guinness's occupation?
Judy Guinness was a fencer.
What nationality was Judy Guinness?
Judy Guinness was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Judy Guinness. https://biography.guide/judy-guinness/
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