Dorothy Drew (diver)

Dorothy Drew

Personal information
Full name	Dorothy Ann Drew
Nationality	British
Born	(1934-11-02)2 November 1934 Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
Died	1 May 2001(2001-05-01) (aged 66) Cirencester, England
Sport
Sport	Diving

Dorothy Ann Drew (2 November 1934 – 1 May 2001) was a British diver. She competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Early life

She lived at 'Hainton' on Station Road in New Waltham, south of Grimsby, when her family returned to England in January 1947.[2] She was the daughter of Lt-Col Drew of the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), one of seven children. She attended Waltham Toll Bar Secondary Modern School from 1947 to 1949.^[citation needed]

Her father moved to 8 Croysdale Avenue, in Sunbury-on-Thames in February 1949,[3] and she trained with Jack Beasley, the British Olympic team coach.[4] She was head girl of Clarke's College in Surbiton.[5]

Sport

She was picked for 1952 Olympics, when she trained in Heston, with Kay Cuthbert.[6] She was placed eleventh in the 1952 Olympics.[7]

References

1. "Dorothy Drew". Olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
2. Grimsby Evening Telegraph Friday 3 September 1948, page 4
3. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Saturday 19 April 1952, page 6
4. Middlesex Chronicle Friday 3 August 1951, page 2
5. Surrey Herald Friday 29 August 1952, page 4
6. Grimsby Evening Telegraph Monday 16 June 1952, page 6
7. Grimsby Evening Telegraph Tuesday 29 July 1952, page 6

External links

• Dorothy Drew at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Dorothy Ann Drew at Olympics.com