Glenda Stirling
{{Short description|New Zealand swimmer (born 1952)}}
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{{use New Zealand English|date=November 2016}}
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| birth_name = Glenda Joy Stirling
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| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
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| spouse = Jack Edward Biddle
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| relatives = Ivor Stirling (father)
Ken Stirling (brother)
Lorrie Hunter (grandfather)
| country = New Zealand
| sport = Swimming
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Glenda Joy Stirling (married name Biddle, born 7 July 1952) is a former New Zealand swimmer who represented her country at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1970 British Commonwealth Games.
Early life and family
Stirling was born in Auckland on 7 July 1952. Her father was Ivor Gerald Stirling and her mother was Joyce Agnes Stirling (née Hunter), a daughter of politician Lorrie Hunter.{{cite web |url=http://www.pyenet.co.nz/familytrees/ft_pye-kelly/gp160.html#head4 |title=Family group |date=13 September 2010 |website=The PyeWeb |access-date=17 November 2016}} She married Jack Edward Biddle, and the couple went on to have five children.{{cite web |url=http://www.pyenet.co.nz/familytrees/ft_pye-kelly/gp165.html#head0 |title=Family group |date=13 September 2010 |website=The PyeWeb |access-date=17 November 2016}} Her brother, Ken, was a New Zealand rugby league international, as was her father.
Swimming
Stirling competed in three events at the 1968 Summer Olympics, reaching the final and finishing eighth in the 100 m backstroke. She also competed in the 200 m backstroke and {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} medlay relay, but did not progress beyond the heats.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/glenda-stirling-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115223/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/glenda-stirling-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Glenda Stirling |accessdate=14 November 2016}} At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, she competed in the same three events, finishing fourth in both the 100 m backstroke and {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} medlay relay, and sixth in the 200 m backstroke.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/glenda-biddle |title=Glenda Biddle |year=2016 |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |access-date=17 November 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{NZOC profile|glenda-biddle|Glenda Biddle}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|glenda-joy-stirling|Glenda Joy Stirling}}
{{1968 New Zealand Olympic team |state=collapsed}}
{{1970 New Zealand British Commonwealth Games team}}
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Category:New Zealand female swimmers
Category:Female backstroke swimmers
Category:Olympic swimmers for New Zealand
Category:Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand