Gaye McDermit

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.

Gaye McDermit
Personal information
Birth nameGaye Lynette McDermit
Born (1945-05-09) 9 May 1945
Spouse(s)Ron Horne
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportFencing
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1966 KingstonIndividual foil
1966 KingstonTeam foil

Biography

Born on 9 May 1945, McDermit finished as runner-up in the women's foil at the 1965 New Zealand national fencing championships.[1] The same year, she was part of the New Zealand team that competed against Australia.[1]

At the time of the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, McDermit was working as a typist.[1] At those games, she represented New Zealand in both the women's individual and teams foil events.[2] She won a bronze medal in the individual foil,[3] and then won a second bronze alongside Pam French and Joyce Fenton in the team event.[4]

McDermitt also competed in the individual and team foil events again at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, but was unplaced.[2]

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.


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