Gaye McDermit
{{short description|New Zealand fencer}}
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| birth_name = Gaye Lynette McDermit
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| spouse = Ron Horne
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{{MedalCompetition|British Empire and Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze|1966 Kingston|Individual foil}}
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Gaye Lynette Horne (née McDermit, born 9 May 1945) is a former New Zealand fencer who won two bronze medals representing her country at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Born on 9 May 1945, McDermit finished as runner-up in the women's foil at the 1965 New Zealand national fencing championships.{{cite book |title=New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games Team, Kingston, Jamaica |year=1966 |publisher=New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department |location=Wellington}} The same year, she was part of the New Zealand team that competed against Australia.
At the time of the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, McDermit was working as a typist. At those games, she represented New Zealand in both the women's individual and teams foil events.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/gaye-mcdermit |title=Gaye McDermit |website=Olympic.org.nz |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee}} She won a bronze medal in the individual foil,{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3036/event/1544 |title=Fencing foil individual – women Kingston 1966 |year=2018 |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation |accessdate=9 January 2020}} and then won a second bronze alongside Pam French and Joyce Fenton in the team event.{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/team/3308 |title=Fencing foil team – women Kingston 1966 |year=2018 |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation |accessdate=9 January 2020}}
McDermitt also competed in the individual and team foil events again at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, but was unplaced.
References
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External links
- {{CGF profile|46606|Gaye L. McDermit}}
{{1966 New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games team}}
{{1970 New Zealand British Commonwealth Games team}}
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Category:Fencers from Auckland
Category:New Zealand female foil fencers
Category:Fencers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Fencers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in fencing
Category:Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:20th-century New Zealand sportswomen
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