Jean Gilbert (diver)

Jean Gilbert was a female English diver who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Gilbert was born in Sheffield, England but moved to Jersey aged 3.
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, she finished seventh in the 10 metre platform event.
At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia, she represented England and finished fourth in the high diving competition.
At the 1938 Empire Games she met Welsh swimmer Graham Huxtable and the pair would later marry in 1942 in Swansea.