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Olympic medal record Women's Tennis Bronze 1924 Paris Doubles - For the Canadian politician, see Dorothy Shephard
Dorothy Cunliffe Shepherd-Barron (24 November 1897 – 20 February 1953) was a female tennis player from Great Britain who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
In 1924 she teamed up with Evelyn Colyer to win a bronze medal in the women's doubles event.
She married engineer Wilfred Shepherd-Barron. One of their children was John Shepherd-Barron, credited as the inventor of the Automated teller machine.
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Grand Slam women's doubles finals
Win
Year Championship Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final 1931 Wimbledon Phyllis Mudford King Doris Metaxa Howard
Josane Sigart3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Runner-up
Year Championship Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final 1929 Wimbledon Phyllis Howkins Covell Peggy Saunders Mitchell
Phoebe Holcroft Watson6–4, 8–6 External links
Categories:- 1897 births
- 1953 deaths
- British female tennis players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Olympic tennis players of Great Britain
- Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- British tennis biography stubs
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