Brede Arkless
Irish rock climber and mountain guide
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Cecilia Betham
Irish archer
Fanny Bullock Workman
American mountain-climber and explorer of the late 1800s
Cora Mildred Maris Clark
An enthusiastic player of what was a thoroughly physical contest (against mud and rough playing fields as well as the opposition), Clark held that no limitations should be placed on how women played or organised what she saw as ‘their’ game of hockey.
Rhona Adair
Irish amateur international golfer in the early 1900s
Bernice Lumley
Identical twins Bernice and Doreen Lumley were well-known athletes from New Zealand.
Doreen Lumley
Identical twins Bernice and Doreen Lumley were well-known athletes from New Zealand.
Elsie Hamer Wilkie
Her equable temperament – said to be her greatest asset – together with natural talent and an exceptional technique, helped her to become a leader in women’s bowls. Her victory in the world bowls in 1973 gave New Zealand women’s bowls a high profile.
Ina Mabel Lamason
Ina Lamason was a sporting phenomenon. She represented New Zealand at cricket and hockey, was an international hockey umpire and served both sports as an administrator.
Hedwick Wilhelmina McDonald
Hedwick Wilhelmina McDonald’s greatest achievement as a racehorse trainer does not appear in record books; nor does her real name. She trained the winner of the 1938 Melbourne Cup, but because women were not permitted to be professional trainers in Australia at the time, her husband temporarily took over the role. As for her name, most of her life she was known simply as ‘Granny’.