Doris Storey
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Medal record | ||
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Women's swimming | ||
Representing Great Britain | ||
European Championships | ||
1938 London | 200 m breaststroke | |
Representing England | ||
British Empire Games | ||
1938 Sydney | 220 yd breaststroke | |
1938 Sydney | 3×110 yd medley |
Doris Storey (21 December 1919 – 21 October 2005), later known by her married name Doris Quarmby, was an English breaststroke swimmer from Leeds who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics and for England at the 1938 British Empire Games.
In 1936 she finished sixth in the 200 metre breaststroke event having injured her arm in a fall before the final.
At the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney, Australia she won the gold medal in the 220 yards breaststroke competition. She was also a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 3×110 yards medley contest.
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- 1919 births
- 2005 deaths
- Swimmers from Leeds
- English swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Swimmers at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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