Joyce King

Australian sprinter

Joyce King

Joyce King
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1948 London 4x100 m relay

Joyce A. King (1 September 1920 – 10 June 2001) was an Australian sprinter. She was born in Sydney.

In 1948, she won the Australian national championships over 100 yards and 220 yards.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London the same year she won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Shirley Strickland, June Maston and Elizabeth McKinnon.

References

  • A source of biographical information at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 October 2009)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joyce King". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  • Source: Family of her twin brother, Bruce King
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Australian national champions in women's 100 m
100 yards until 1967
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  • Australian Women's Register


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