Irene Steer

Irene Steer
Steer at 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born10 August 1889
Cardiff, Wales
Died18 April 1977 (aged 87)
Cardiff, Wales
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubCardiff Ladies Premier SC
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm 4×100 m freestyle

Irene Steer (10 August 1889 – 18 April 1977) was a Welsh freestyle swimmer.[1] She is one of only six Welsh women who have won Olympic gold medals, the others being Nicole Cooke (cycling, 2008), Jade Jones (taekwondo, 2012, 2016), Hannah Mills (sailing 2016, 2020), Elinor Barker (cycling, 2016) and Lauren Price (boxing, 2020). In 1912, Steer won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay and failed to reach the final of the individual 100 m race.[2][3]

Steer started as a breaststroke swimmer, but in 1908–1909 changed to crawl. After retiring from competitions she married William Nicholson, director and chairman of Cardiff City F.C. They had three daughters and one son.[2][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Irene Steer". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irene Steer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Irene Steer". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2021.[dead link]
  4. ^ Manning, Jo (11 August 2008). "First Champ 'Would Be Thrilled'". BBC News.
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Belle Moore, Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs and Irene Steer at the 1912 Olympics