Mayzod Reid
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mayzod Elizabeth Reid |
| Born | 30 August 1928 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 13 November 2001 (aged 73) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Spouse |
Clifford William Hodgson
(m. 1951; died 1983) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Diving |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Diving champion (1946, 1947, 1948) |
Mayzod Elizabeth Hodgson (née Reid; 30 August 1928 − 13 November 2001) was a New Zealand diver who represented her country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Early life and family
[edit]Born Mayzod Elizabeth Reid, Hodgson was born in Dunedin on 30 August 1928, the daughter of Daisy Agnes Reid (née Scott) and Arthur Alexander Reid, a doctor. As an 18-year-old in 1946, she played in what is believed to have been the first women's rugby union tournament in New Zealand, held at Carisbrook.[1]
Swimming and diving
[edit]Reid twice won the New Zealand national intermediate girls' diving championship,[2] and went on to win the New Zealand national women's diving championship in 1946, 1947, and 1948.[3]
She then competed for New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland where she finished sixth in the women's 3 m springboard.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Palenski, Ron (2015). Rugby: a New Zealand history. Auckland University Press. p. 357. ISBN 978-1-86940-836-7. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "The sporting mirror". Auckland Star. 7 April 1945. p. 3 (supplement). Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Swimming – national championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Results for the 1950 British Empire Games – Diving – 3m springboard – women". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2017.