Sheila Hoskin

Sheila Hoskin

Personal information
Full name	Sheila Hilary Hoskin
Born	(1936-10-14) 14 October 1936 (age 88) Hammersmith, London, England
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  England British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff Long Jump

Sheila Hilary Hoskin (born 14 October 1936) is a former female track and field athlete from England.

Athletics career

Hoskin competed in the women's long jump events during her career. She represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. She represented England and won a gold medal in the long jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]

At one point Hoskin held the British record for the long jump.[3]

She was born in Hammersmith.

She had 3 children and 5 grandchildren.

References

1. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.