Elspeth Whyte

Elspeth Anderson Whyte (born 24 December 1926), later known as Elspeth Stephanson, is a British athlete who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Elspeth Whyte

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1926-12-24) 24 December 1926 (age 98) Hendon, Middlesex, England
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put Discus
Club	Epsom & Ewell Harrier

Biography

Whyte was born in Hendon, Middlesex in December 1926. Whyte finished second behind Bevis Reid in the discus throw event at the 1948 WAAA Championships.^[2][3][4] Shortly afterwards representing Great Britain at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, she competed in the women's shot put and the women's discus throw.^[5]

In 1954, she married Swede Karl Stephanson before moving to live in Sweden.^[5] In 1963, she was living in Queensland, Australia.^[6]