About Olive Wadham
Lived 1909 – 2004 (aged 94–95). Olive Wadham was a British swimmer.
Olive Louise Wadham (née Joynes, 23 March 1909 – 20 October 2004) was an English freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biography Wadham was born in Christchurch, Hampshire.
She competed for the 1930 English team and won a gold medal in the 4×100 yards freestyle relay event at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
In 1936 she was a member of the British relay team which finished sixth in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition she was eliminated in the semifinals.
She died in Bournemouth.
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Who was Olive Wadham?
British swimmer
When was Olive Wadham born?
Olive Wadham was born on 23 March 1909.
When did Olive Wadham die?
Olive Wadham died in 2004 in Bournemouth.
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Olive Wadham was a swimmer.
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Olive Wadham was British.
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