- Olive Wadham
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Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for England British Empire Games Gold 1930 Hamilton 4×100 yd freestyle Competitor for Great Britain European Championships Bronze 1938 London 4×100 m freestyle Olive Louise Wadham (née Joynes, 23 March 1909 – October 2004) was an English freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
She was born in Christchurch, Hampshire and died in Bournemouth.
In 1936 she was a member of the British relay team which finished sixth in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition she was eliminated in the semifinals.
At the 1930 British Empire Games she won the gold medal with the English team in the 4×100 yards freestyle relay event.
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- Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Swimmers at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- 1909 births
- 2004 deaths
- British swimming biography stubs
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