Daphne Ceeney

Daphne Ceeney
Daphne Hilton (née Ceeney) in 2012
Personal information
Full nameDaphne Jean Hilton
Nationality Australia
Born7 January 1934
Died25 July 2016(2016-07-25) (aged 82)
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Women's 50 m Breaststroke complete class 5
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Women's 50 m Crawl complete class 5
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Women's 50 m Freestyle Prone complete class 5
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Women's 50 m Freestyle Supine cauda equina
Silver medal – second place 1968 Tel Aviv Women's 50 m Freestyle class 5 (cauda equina)
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Women's Club Throw Class C
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Women's Javelin C
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Women's Shot Put C
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Tel Aviv Women's 60 m Wheelchair C
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Tel Aviv Women's Pentathlon special class
Archery
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Women's St. Nicholas Round open
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Women's Albion Round open
Women's table tennis
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Women's Doubles C
Women's fencing
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Women's Foil Individual

Daphne Jean Hilton (née Ceeney; 7 January 1934 – 25 July 2016) was an Australian Paralympic competitor. She was the first Australian woman to compete at the Paralympic Games.[1] She won fourteen medals in three Paralympics in archery, athletics, fencing, swimming, and table tennis from 1960 to 1968.

  1. ^ Smith, Jeanette (2011). Pushing Strong. Singapore: Playright Publishing. ISBN 9780980666694.