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Elizabeth Davenport

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Elizabeth Davenport
Personal information
NationalityIndian
BornBombay, British India
Sport
Country India
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1958 Tokyo Javelin Throw
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Jakarta Javelin Throw

Elizabeth "Betty" Davenport (born October 1, 1938) is an Indian athlete. She won a silver medal in the 1958 Tokyo Asian games and bronze medal in 1962 Jakarta Asian games in Javelin Throw .[1][2][3][4][5] She belonged to an Anglo-Indian family from Bombay.[6] Davenport was the discus and javelin national champion and later became the sports mistress at the Frank Anthony Public School at New Delhi.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES". Athletics Federation of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Asian Games : Tokyo 1958". Sports Bharti. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Asian Games : Jakarta 1962". Sports Bharti. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ^ Ronojoy Sen (6 October 2015). Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India. Columbia University Press. pp. 293–. ISBN 978-0-231-53993-7. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ Link: Indian Newsmagazine. August 1962. p. 37. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. ^ S. Lal (1 January 2008). 50 Magnificent Indians Of The 20Th Century. Jaico Publishing House. pp. 299–. ISBN 978-81-7992-698-7. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. ^ Mills, Megan S. (2001). "A most remarkable community: Anglo-Indian contributions to sport in India". Contemporary South Asia. 10 (2): 223–236. doi:10.1080/09584930120083828. Retrieved 24 September 2023.