Denise Spencer
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Birth name | Denise Dowling Spencer | |||||||||||
Full name | Denise Dowling Henderson | |||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||
Born | (1929-09-09)9 September 1929 Roma, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||
Died | 6 September 1998(1998-09-06) (aged 68) Tugun, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||
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Denise Dowling Henderson (née Spencer;[1][2] 9 September 1929 – 6 September 1998) was an Australian freestyle swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]
Henderson was born in the Queensland town of Roma in 1929, and until the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was the only Olympic athlete from the town.[4] In 1948, Roma Town Council named a street Spencer Street in her honour, being the location of the swimming baths where she learned to swim.[5] In September 1950, she married stock manager and auctioneer George Henderson.[6]
Henderson died on 6 September 1998 at John Flynn Hospital in Tugun on the Gold Coast.[7]
References
- ^ "DENISE NOW MRS". The Courier-mail. No. 4305. Queensland, Australia. 13 September 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 2 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Maranoa Sporting Wall of Fame". Maranoa Regional Council. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Spencer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Gillespie, Tom (4 August 2016). "Remembering Roma's first Olympian, Denise Spencer". Northern Star. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "FOUR ROMA STREETS RENAMED". Western Star And Roma Advertiser. No. 6281. Queensland, Australia. 29 October 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 2 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "RECORD CROWD WATCHES DENISE WED GEORGE". Western Star. No. 82. Queensland, Australia. 12 September 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 2 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Death Notice: Henderson, Denise Dowling, Gold Coast Bulletin, 9 September 1998.
External links
- Denise Spencer at World Aquatics
- Denise Spencer at Olympedia
- Denise Spencer at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Denise Spencer at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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- 1934–1966: 4×110 yards
- 1970–present: 4×100 metres
- 1930:
J. Cooper, D. Cooper, Joynes, Harding (ENG)
- 1934:
Dewar, Humble, Hutton, Pirie (CAN)
- 1938:
Oxenbury, Lyon, Baggaley, Dewar (CAN)
- 1950:
Spencer, Norton, Davies, McQuade (AUS)
- 1954:
Loveday, Harrison, Petzer, Myburgh (SAF)
- 1958:
Colquhoun, Fraser, Crapp, Morgan (AUS)
- 1962:
Fraser, Bell, Thorn, Everuss (AUS)
- 1966:
Tanner, Hughes, Kennedy, Lay (CAN)
- 1970:
Cain, Langford, Watts, Watson (AUS)
- 1974:
Jardin, Smith, Amundrud, Wright (CAN)
- 1978:
Klimpel, Amundrud, Sloan, Quirk (CAN)
- 1982:
Gore, Willmott, Croft, Fibbens (ENG)
- 1986:
Nugent, Kerr, Rai, Noall (CAN)
- 1990:
Mullens, Wirdum, Curry-Kenny, O'Neill (AUS)
- 1994:
Windsor, Lewis, Stevenson, O'Neill (AUS)
- 1998:
Rooney, Denman, Thomas, O'Neill (AUS)
- 2002:
Mills, Henry, Thomas, Ryan (AUS)
- 2006:
Lenton, Henry, Mills, Reese (AUS)
- 2010:
Coutts, Guehrer, Galvez, Seebohm (AUS)
- 2014:
B. Campbell, Schlanger, McKeon, C. Campbell (AUS)
- 2018:
Jack, B. Campbell, McKeon, C. Campbell (AUS)
- 2022:
Wilson, Jack, O'Callaghan, McKeon (AUS)
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