Shirley Armstrong

Shirley Armstrong-Duffy (14 August 1930 – 21 December 2018) was an Irish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics for the Republic of Ireland.^[2]

Shirley Armstrong-Duffy

Personal information
Born	(1930-08-14)14 August 1930 Antrim, Northern Ireland
Died	21 December 2018(2018-12-21) (aged 88)[1]
Sport
Sport	Fencing

Biography

Armstrong married Irish fencer, Patrick Joseph Duffy who founded The Irish Academy of Arms (Academie d'Armes d'Irlande) in 1952 as well as the highly successful club - Salle Duffy. They helped to build it into a club which dominated fencing in Ireland and became one of the premier clubs in the country. In 1958, they were both heavily involved in the re-establishment of the International Academy of Fencing Masters. Both coached in the fencing clubs at University College Dublin, Royal College of Surgeons and Trinity College Dublin.^[3] as well as St Conleth's College, St Killian's School, Wesley College, Sandford Park School, Sutton Park School, St Gerard's School and many other schools in Dublin.^[4][5]

For the 1960 Summer Olympics, Armstrong was one of only two women selected to represent Ireland; the second was Maeve Kyle.^[6] Armstrong won one bout in the women's individual foil, attaining fifth position in her round 1 pool.^[2]

Armstrong died on 21 December 2018, in Roscommon University Hospital.^[7]