Winifred Jordan

Winifred Sadie Jeffrey, later Jordan (15 March 1920 – 13 April 2019), was an English athlete who competed at the 1938 British Empire Games, 1946 European Athletics Championships, and 1948 Summer Olympics.

Winifred Jordan
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1938 Sydney 4×110/220 yd
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Sydney 3×110/220 yd
European Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 1946 Oslo 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1946 Oslo 200 m

She was born in Kings Norton, Birmingham. She left school aged 14 to work at Dunlop, where her father was employed, and where she participated with the athletics club.

In the athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, she was a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards event and the bronze medal in the 110-220-110 yards competition. In the 100 yards contest she was eliminated in the semi-finals.

Her athletics career was interrupted by the Second World War, and then she won silver medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo, while her 4 × 100 metres relay team came fourth. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, she was eliminated in the semi-finals of the women's 100 metres.[1] Jordan died on 13 April 2019 at the age of 99.[2][3]

References
  1. Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (May 2014). "Winnie Jordan Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  2. Athletics Weekly: Winnie Jordan passes, 25 April 2019
  3. Winnie Jordan obituary, The Times, 3 May 2019


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