Beryl Crockford
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| Birth name | Beryl Martin | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 June 1950 | |||||||||||||||
| Died |
11 September 2016 (aged 66) Westmead Hospital, Sydney | |||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Duncan[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's Rowing | |||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 12 September 2016. | ||||||||||||||||
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Beryl Crockford (formerly Mitchell; née Martin; 26 June 1950 – 11 September 2016) was a world-champion and Olympic rower who represented Great Britain from 1975 to 1986.[2][3]
Representative rowing career
In the 1976 Olympics she rowed with Lin Clark in the women's coxless pairs, then in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics in the women's single sculls.[4] Her silver medal in women's single sculls in the 1981 World Rowing Championships was the first medal achieved by a British woman at a World Rowing Championships, and her win with Lin Clark in the women's lightweight double sculls at the 1985 World Rowing Championships was the first gold medal for a British women's crew at any championships. When women's invitational events were introduced to Henley Royal Regatta, Mitchell won the inaugural single sculls in 1982.[5]
Club rowing and coaching
Crockford trained as a dance teacher at Eastbourne College before turning to physical education, teaching and college lecturing even during her competitive career.[6] She was the first female member nominated for membership of Leander Club when the club voted in April 1997 to admit women members (after 179 years a male-only club).[7] In the 1990s she coached Lady Eleanor Holles School to be the most successful junior women’s rowing club in the country,[6] and in 2013 she was reported to be coaching the Ancient Mariners squad, a masters crew who row from the Drummoyne Rowing Club in Sydney.[8] For a number of years before her death she was the head coach of rowing at Sydney Boys High School and coached the school's 1st VIII.[9]
Death
On 11 September 2016, Crockford succumbed to injuries she sustained after crashing into a parked car whilst cycling in the precinct of Sydney Olympic Park.[10]
References
- ↑ "Vale: Beryl Crockford". Rowing NSW. Sep 12, 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ Beryl Mitchell at WorldRowing.com from FISA
- ↑ Beryl Crockford at WorldRowing.com from FISA
- ↑ "Beryl Mitchell". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946-2003". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- 1 2 Dodd, Christopher (19 September 2016). "Beryl Crockford obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Leander votes for women". Regatta Online. June 1997. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ Carter, Lucy (2013-06-02). "Ancient Mariners rowing club shows age not an issue". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ SBHS 2015 publication
- ↑ Hansen, Nick. (12 September 2016). "Beryl Crockford: Rowing champ loses fight for life after bike crash". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 September 2016.