Clare Henley-Halsted

British fencer (born 1948)

Clare Henley-Halsted
Personal information
Born (1948-08-18) 18 August 1948 (age 75)
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  England
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh foil team

Clare Henley married name Clare Halsted (born 18 August 1948) is a retired British international fencer.

Fencing career

She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

She represented England and won a gold medal in the team foil event, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3][4]

Personal life

She married fellow fencing international Nick Halsted in 1972 and their son Laurence Halsted (born 1984) also became an international fencer.

References

  1. ^ "Clare Henley-Halsted Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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