Pam French

Pamela Rae French (née Satterthwaite, born 26 December 1937) is a former New Zealand fencer who won a bronze medal for her country at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Pam French

Personal information
Birth name	Pamela Rae Satterthwaite
Born	(1937-12-26) 26 December 1937 (age 87) Takapuna, New Zealand
Spouse	Terence Edward French
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Fencing
Achievements and titles
National finals	Foil champion (1963)
Medal record Women's fencing Representing  New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Team foil

Biography

French was born in Takapuna on 26 December 1937, the daughter of Eileen Daphne Satterthwaite (née White) and Thomas Satterthwaite of Putāruru.^[1][2][3] As an adult, she became a pharmacist,^[1] and married Terence Edward French.^[3]

At the 1963 New Zealand national fencing championships, she won the women's foil title.^[4] In 1965, she was a member of the New Zealand team that competed against Australia.^[1] The following year, she represented New Zealand in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.^[5] Alongside Gaye McDermit and Joyce Fenton, she won a bronze medal in the team foils.^[6] However, in the individual foil, she did not progress to the final pool stage.^[7]