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Val Roberts
Val Roberts at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born(1938-07-10)10 July 1938
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
DiedAugust 23, 2008(2008-08-23) (aged 70)[1]
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics

Valerie Lois "Val" Roberts (10 July 1938 – 23 August 2008)[1] was an Australian gymnast. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished in 10th place with the Australian team in 1964. Her best individual result was 66th place on the balance beam in 1964. Her younger sister Jean Roberts was an Olympic discus thrower.[2][1]

Personal life

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Val married Ray Beitzel, a chemical engineer, and had two children: Matthew, and Felice.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Australian Women at the 1956 Olympic Games" url=http://waghistory.gymnastics.org.au/val_roberts.html access-date=7 November 2015
  2. ^ Val Roberts. sports-reference.com