Gillian Sheen

Gillian Sheen
MBE
Personal information
Born(1928-08-21)21 August 1928
Willesden, London, England
Died5 July 2021(2021-07-05) (aged 92)
Auburn, New York, US[1]
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Foil Individual
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Monte Carlo Team Foil
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1954 Vancouver Foil individual
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff Foil individual

Gillian Mary Donaldson MBE (née Sheen; 21 August 1928 – 5 July 2021) was a British fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. She won a gold medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2][3] She also competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]

  1. ^ "Gillian Sheen Donaldson M.B.E., D.D.S." Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Gillian Sheen". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gillian Sheen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2010.