Valerie Davies
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Elizabeth Valerie•Davies (-Latham) |
| Used name | Valerie•Davies |
| Born | 29 June 1912 in Cardiff, Wales (GBR) |
| Died | 2 August 2001 in Newport, Wales (GBR) |
| Measurements | 166 cm |
| Affiliations | Roath Park Swimming Club |
| NOC |  Great Britain |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Although Valerie Davies had been part of the relay team that won the European Championships in 1927 she was not chosen for the Amsterdam Olympic Games and instead had to wait until 1930 to participate in another championships. Davies was a one-woman Welsh swimming team at the first British Empire Games in 1930 in Canada and won the nation’s only three medals of the entire Games at freestyle and backstroke. At the Los Angeles Olympic she narrowly defeated compatriot Phyllis Harding to win the bronze medal in the 100 backstroke and added a medal of the same colour in the freestyle relay. Her last major championships was the 1934 British Empire Games in London where she added yet another bronze medal to her collection.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GBR |
Valerie Davies | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 3 h1 r1/3 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Great Britain | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (1–1–0 1927 Bologna SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay; 1931 Paris SWM silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (0–2–2 1930 Hamilton SWI silver: 100 yards backstroke and 400 yards freestyle, bronze: 100 yards freestyle (competed for Wales); 1934 London SWI bronze: 100 yards backstroke (competed for Wales))