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Born Mayzod Elizabeth Reid, Hodgson was born in [[Dunedin]] on 30 August 1928, the daughter of Daisy Agnes Reid (née Scott) and Arthur Alexander Reid, a doctor. |
Born Mayzod Elizabeth Reid, Hodgson was born in [[Dunedin]] on 30 August 1928, the daughter of Daisy Agnes Reid (née Scott) and Arthur Alexander Reid, a doctor. As an 18-year-old in 1946, she played in what is believed to have been the first women's [[rugby union]] tournament in New Zealand, held at [[Carisbrook]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Palenski |first=Ron |title=Rugby: a New Zealand history |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mmFGCgAAQBAJ |access-date=30 August 2017 |year=2015 |publisher=Auckland University Press |isbn=978-1-86940-836-7 |page=357}}</ref> |
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==Swimming and diving== |
==Swimming and diving== |
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Revision as of 02:14, 8 May 2021
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mayzod Elizabeth Reid |
| Born | 30 August 1928 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 13 November 2001 (aged 73) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Spouse |
Clifford William Hodgson
(m. 1951; died 1983) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Diving |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Diving champion (1946, 1947, 1948) |
Mayzod Elizabeth Hodgson (née Reid, 30 August 1928 − 13 November 2001) was a New Zealand diver who represented her country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Early life and family
Born Mayzod Elizabeth Reid, Hodgson was born in Dunedin on 30 August 1928, the daughter of Daisy Agnes Reid (née Scott) and Arthur Alexander Reid, a doctor. As an 18-year-old in 1946, she played in what is believed to have been the first women's rugby union tournament in New Zealand, held at Carisbrook.[1]
Swimming and diving
Reid twice won the New Zealand national intermediate girls' diving championship,[2] and went on to win the New Zealand national women's diving championship in 1946, 1947, and 1948.[3]
She then competed for New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland where she finished sixth in the women's 3 m springboard.[4]
Later life and death
On 31 August 1951, Reid married Clifford William Hodgson in Auckland and the couple went on to have four children.[5] Mayzod Hodgson was widowed by the death of her husband in 1983.[5] She died in Auckland on 13 November 2001 and her ashes were buried at Purewa Cemetery.[6][7]
References
- ^ Palenski, Ron (2015). Rugby: a New Zealand history. Auckland University Press. p. 357. ISBN 978-1-86940-836-7. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "The sporting mirror". Auckland Star. 7 April 1945. p. 3 (supplement). Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Swimming – national championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Results for the 1950 British Empire Games – Diving – 3m springboard – women". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Findagravewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Burial details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 30 August 2017.