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Verrall Newman

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Verrall Newman
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1897-01-21)21 January 1897
Hampstead, England
Died7 October 1987(1987-10-07) (aged 90)
Honiton, England
Sport
SportDiving

Verrall Newman (21 January 1897 – 7 October 1987) was a British diver.[1] She competed in the women's 10 metre platform event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]

In March 2022 a variety of her sporting medals, still in the possession of her family, were shown on the BBC Television programme Antiques Roadshow.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Verrall Newman". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Verrall Newman Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 3". Antiques Roadshow. Series 44. 3 April 2022. BBC Television. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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