Gillian Sheen won a gold medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
12 Facts About Gillian Sheen
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Gillian Sheen competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics.
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Gillian Sheen participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the second round.
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Gillian Sheen went back to the Olympics in 1956 and took the gold medal for Great Britain.
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Gillian Sheen won with a classic technique in a period when advancing athleticism was changing the sport.
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Gillian Sheen participated at the 1950 World Fencing Championships in Monte Carlo, where she won a bronze medal in Team Foil with the British team.
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Gillian Sheen represented England and won a silver medal in the individual foil at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.
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Gillian Sheen competed until 1963, winning her tenth and final British Championship in 1960.
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Gillian Sheen was born in Willesden in London on 21 August 1928.
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Gillian Sheen was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to UK sport.
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Gillian Sheen died in Auburn, New York, on 5 July 2021, aged 92.
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Gillian Sheen is survived by four children; her memorial service was held at the Episcopal Church of Saints Peter and John.