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Gillian Sheen

1928 - 2021

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Gillian Mary Donaldson (née Sheen; 21 August 1928 – 5 July 2021) was a British fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. She won a gold medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. She also competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gillian Sheen is the 2,369th most popular athlete (down from 2,121st in 2019), the 5,836th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,473rd in 2019) and the 99th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gillian Sheen ranks 2,369 out of 6,025. Before her are Gerry Ashworth, Randy Williams, Udham Singh, Agafia Constantin, Hellen Obiri, and Liliya Nurutdinova. After her are C. J. Hunter, Larry Myricks, István Szívós, Tamás Wichmann, Tage Henriksen, and Simon Eder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Gillian Sheen ranks 566. Before her are Herbert Flam, Pat O'Connor, Vanessa Brown, Udham Singh, Ted Sorensen, and Kapila Vatsyayan. After her are Ed Macauley, Toaripi Lauti, Tom Aldredge, Gino Pariani, Andrew Sarris, and Hap Sharp. Among people deceased in 2021, Gillian Sheen ranks 646. Before her are Cara Williams, Trevor Moore, Hans van Baalen, Johnny Isakson, Pete George, and Ioannis Palaiokrassas. After her are C. J. Hunter, Richard Lerner, Adrian Metcalfe, Samuel E. Wright, Slide Hampton, and Wayne Thiebaud.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gillian Sheen ranks 5,838 out of 8,785. Before her are Louis Partridge (2003), Colley Cibber (1671), Jackie Lewis (1936), Louis de Bernières (1954), Mark Akenside (1721), and Dan McKenzie (1942). After her are Zoella (1990), Compton Mackenzie (1883), Will Poulter (1993), Harry Pollitt (1890), Alan Cottrell (1919), and Michael Rosen (1946).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Gillian Sheen ranks 99. Before her are Ann Packer (1942), Maureen Gardner (1928), Walter Chaffe (1870), David Hemery (1944), Charles Hefferon (1878), and Lynn Davies (1942). After her are Adrian Metcalfe (1942), Carole Quinton (1936), Allan Wells (1952), Shirley Cawley (1932), June Foulds (1934), and Nellie Halstead (1910).

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