Gwendoline Porter
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Gwendoline Alice Porter (born 1909, date of death unknown) was a British
athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics
held in Los Angeles
, USA in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Eileen Hiscock
, Violet Webb
and Nellie Halstead
.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
held in Los Angeles
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, USA in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Eileen Hiscock
Eileen Hiscock
Eileen May Hiscock, née Tumble, later Wilson, was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics...
, Violet Webb
Violet Webb
Violet Blanche Webb was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
and Nellie Halstead
Nellie Halstead
Nellie Halstead was an English former athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics...
.