Dorothy Dermody

Dorothy Dermody
Personal information
Born (1909-04-26)26 April 1909[1]
Ballyhasty, Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 10 April 2012(2012-04-10) (aged 102)[2][3]
Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
Sport
Sport Fencing

Dorothy "Tommy" Dermody[4] (26 April 1909 – 10 April 2012) was an Irish fencer from County Tipperary. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[5] When she died she was, at age 102, Ireland's oldest living Olympian and the oldest living Olympic fencer in the world.[1][6]

References

  1. 1 2 O'Dwyer, Michael (2011-12-29). "Tommy Dermody". Tipperary Star. Johnston Press. p. 21. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  2. ↑ "Death Notice Of Dorothy McCORMACK, Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland". RIP.ie. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  3. ↑ "Dorothy Dermody – RIP". Olympic Council of Ireland. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  4. ↑ "Blades of glory for Dorothy". independent.ie. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "Dorothy Dermody Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  6. ↑ Olympic Council of Ireland obituary
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