Anita Lonsbrough

Anita Lonsbrough
MBE
Personal information
Born10 August 1941 (1941-08-10) (age 83)
York, England
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 200 m breaststroke
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Leipzig 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1958 Budapest 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1962 Leipzig 400 m individual medley
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m medley
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff 220 yd breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff 4×110 yd medley
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 110 yd breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 220 yd breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 440 yd individual medley
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth 4×110 yd medley

Anita Lonsbrough, MBE (born 10 August 1941 in York[1]), later known by her married name Anita Porter, is an English former swimmer from Great Britain who won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

  1. ^ "50 years ago today, Huddersfield swimmer Anita Lonsbrough received her Olympic gold medal". Huddersfield Examiner. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2014.