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Gaye McDermit

Personal information
Birth name	Gaye Lynette McDermit
Born	(1945-05-09) 9 May 1945 (age 79)
Spouse	Ron Horne
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Fencing
Medal record Women's fencing Representing  New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Individual foil 1966 Kingston Team foil

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. 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. She won a bronze medal in the individual foil, and then won a second bronze alongside Pam French and Joyce Fenton in the team event.

McDermitt also competed in the individual and team foil events again at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, but was unplaced.

References

1. ^ New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games Team, Kingston, Jamaica. Wellington: New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department. 1966.
2. ^ Gaye McDermit at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
3. "Fencing foil individual – women Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
4. "Fencing foil team – women Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

External links

• Gaye L. McDermit at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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