Margaret Maughan

Margaret Maughan

in 2012
Personal information
Born	20 June 1928 (1928-06-20) Preston
Died	19 May 2020 (2020-05-20) (aged 91) Watford
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Paralympic Games Women's archery (B1) 1960 Rome Columbia Round open Women's swimming (class 5) 1960 Rome 50 m backstroke complete class 5 Women's dartchery 1972 Heidelberg Pairs open 1976 Toronto Pairs open Women's lawn bowls (wh / 2-5) 1976 Toronto Pairs wh 1980 Arnhem Pairs 2–5

Margaret Gardner Maughan (20 June 1928 – 19 May 2020) was a British competitive archer, dartcher and lawn bowler. She was Britain's first gold medallist at the Paralympic Games,^[1] and won four gold and two silver medals at the Games. She lit the cauldron at the Olympic Stadium in London at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.