Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Florence Adelaide Ives•Sancroft (-Plume) |
Used name | Florence•Sancroft |
Born | 30 December 1902 in Hoxton, England (GBR) |
Died | 22 January 1978 in Islington, England (GBR) |
Affiliations | Holloway United SC, Holloway (GBR) |
NOC | Great Britain |
The daughter of a London horse groom, Florence Sancroft was the 1919 Southern Counties 100 yards freestyle swimming champion at the age of 16. She qualified for the 300 metres freestyle at the 1920 Antwerpen Olympics after finishing second to Connie Jeans in the final Olympic trial at Southport. A clerk for a stationery company, most of Sancroft’s swimming honours were restricted to local events. Her younger sister Dorothy was also a good standard swimmer.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1920 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GBR | Florence Sancroft | |||
300 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 5 h3 r1/2 |