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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Bombay, British India | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
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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
- ↑ "MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES". Athletics Federation of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ "Asian Games : Tokyo 1958". Sports Bharti. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ "Asian Games : Jakarta 1962". Sports Bharti. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Link: Indian Newsmagazine. August 1962. p. 37. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "A most remarkable community: Anglo-Indian contributions to sport in India". tandfonline.com. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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