Lesley Ward (diver)

Lesley Dawn Ward (Tomlinson) (born 1970), is a female former diver who competed for Great Britain and England.

Lesley Ward (Tomlinson)
Lesley Ward Ponds Forge Sheffield
Personal information
Nickname(s)Wardy
Nationality England
Born (1970-07-18) 18 July 1970
Bedford
EducationJohn Bunyan Upper School
OccupationBusiness woman
Years active1981-2000
EmployerBrampton elm Heritage & Lime Co Ltd (LimeCo)
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Spouse(s)Peter Tomlinson 2021-Present
Sport
Sport1m and 3m Spring board 10m Platform Diver

Diving career

Ward represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games; at the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics, Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics and the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Ward won her first National title at the age of 11 at Brighton and continued on to win no fewer than 60 British titles over a career that spanned 23 years competing over 1m 3m and synchro becoming a 10m high board specialist and former record holder.

She represented England in the 10 metres platform, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3] Two more appearances ensued in the 1990 Commonwealth Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[4] She was a member of the Highgate Diving Club.[1] and City of Sheffield Diving Club

References
  1. "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "Lesley Ward". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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