Beatrice Eileen Armstrong (11 January 1894 – 12 March 1981) was a

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diver who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

and in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. She was born in

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. In 1920 she won the silver medal in the 10 metre platform competition. Four years later she was eliminated in the first round of the 10 metre platform event after finishing sixth in her heat.

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1894 births 1981 deaths British female divers Olympic divers for Great Britain Divers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1924 Summer Olympics English Olympic medallists Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Sportspeople from Hendon Olympic medalists in diving Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century British women {{UK-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub