Lesley Ward (diver)
{{short description|British diver & Business woman}}
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| birth_place = Bedford
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| education = John Bunyan Upper School
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| occupation = Business woman
| years_active = 1981-2000
| spouse = Peter Tomlinson 2021-Present
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| sport = 1m and 3m Spring board 10m Platform Diver
| employer = Brampton elm Heritage & Lime Co Ltd (LimeCo)
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Lesley Dawn Ward (Tomlinson) (born 1970), is a female former diver who competed for Great Britain and England.
Diving career
Ward represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games; at the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics, Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics and the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/lesley-ward-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025444/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/lesley-ward-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Profile|publisher=Sports Reference}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/47164 |title=Lesley Ward |work=Olympedia |accessdate=22 May 2020}}
Ward won her first National title at the age of 11 at Brighton and continued on to win no fewer than 60 British titles over a career that spanned 23 years competing over 1m 3m and synchro becoming a 10m high board specialist and former record holder.
She represented England in the 10 metres platform, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes|title=1990 Athletes|publisher=Team England}} Two more appearances ensued in the 1990 Commonwealth Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46399|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}} She was a member of the Highgate Diving Club. and City of Sheffield Diving Club
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Category:English female divers
Category:Divers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Category:Divers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Category:Divers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Category:Olympic divers for Great Britain
Category:Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for England
Category:Sportspeople from Bedford
Category:20th-century English sportswomen
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