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Anita Lonsbrough MBE (born 10 August 1941) is a British swimmer from Huddersfield, who won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Huddersfield is a large town in England near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ...

Prior to the Olympics, in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games she won two gold medals, and held the world record for 200 metres breaststroke, but lost it to Germany's Wiltrud Urselmann. The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Cardiff, Wales. ...

At the 1960 Olympics in Rome, on 27 August 1960, at the age of 19, she defeated Wiltrud Urselmann in the 200 metres breaststroke final in a new world record time of 2:49.5. She was one of only two GB gold medallists that year, the other being Don Thompson in the 50 kilometre walk. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, 15 swimming events were contested. ... Donald James Thompson MBE (20 January 1933 â€“ 4 October 2006) was a British athlete. ...

She was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1962 and was awarded an MBE in 1963. The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award is given to one sportsman or sportswoman, usually British, every year. ...

Now Anita Lonsbrough-Porter, she works as a sports journalist for The Daily Telegraph. This article concerns the British newspaper. ...

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Categories: 1941 births | Living people | Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics | Olympic swimmers of the United Kingdom | Olympic gold medalists for the United Kingdom | Members of the Order of the British Empire This is the complete list of womens Olympic medalists in swimming from 1896 to 2004. ... Clare Dennis (born March 7, 1916 in Burwood, New South Wales (a suburb of Sydney), died June 5, 1971) was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1930s, who won gold in the 200m breaststroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. ... Ã‰va SzÃ©kely (born on April 3, 1927 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired female swimmer. ... Beverley Joy Whitfield (born June 15, 1954 â€“ died August 1996 in Shellharbour, New South Wales) was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1970s, who won a gold medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. ... Lina KaÄiuÅ¡ytÄ— (born January 1, 1963 in Vilnius) is a former Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union, winner of a gold medal in 200 m breaststroke with the Olympic record time of 2:29:54 at the 1980 Summer Olympics. ... Anne Ottenbrite-Muylaert (born May 12, 1966 in Bowmanville, Ontario) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. ... Silke HÃ¶rner (born September 12, 1965) was an Breaststroke swimmer of the 1980s who was a leading member of the East German swimming team. ... Kyoko Iwasaki (born July 21, 1978 in Numazu, Shizuoka) is a retired swimmer from Japan, who won the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Penelope Heyns (better known as Penny Heyns) (born 8 November 1974) is a South African swimmer. ... Ãgnes KovÃ¡cs (born July 13, 1981) is a Hungarian swimmer. ... Amanda Beard in 2004 Summer Olympics uniform Amanda Ray Beard (Irvine, California, October 29, 1981) is an American Olympic swimmer. ...

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