# Helen Frith

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**Helen Audrey Ray Frith** (born 12 July 1939) is an Australian [athlete](/source/Athletics_(sport)). She competed in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, representing her native country in the [long jump](/source/Athletics_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_long_jump), [high jump](/source/Athletics_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_high_jump) and [pentathlon](/source/Athletics_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_pentathlon). She won silver medals at the [1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games](/source/1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games) in both the [long jump](/source/Athletics_at_the_1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_long_jump) and [high jump](/source/Athletics_at_the_1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_high_jump) and a bronze medal in the high jump at [1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games](/source/1958_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games).

She was born in [Roseville, New South Wales](/source/Roseville,_New_South_Wales), the daughter of [masters athletics](/source/Masters_athletics) legend [Ruth Frith](/source/Ruth_Frith), who also coached her. She joined her mother in masters competition, under her married name **Helen Searle** she holds [masters W60 world records](/source/List_of_world_records_in_masters_athletics) in the [hammer throw](/source/Hammer_throw) and [throws pentathlon](/source/Throws_pentathlon).[1]

Frith was the 1960 [Australian champion](/source/List_of_Australian_athletics_champions_(women)) in the high jump, the 1964 and 1966 champion in the long jump, and five-time champion in the [pentathlon](/source/Pentathlon), 1960, 1962, 1964–6.

## References

1. ["Records Outdoor Women"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120111105152/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-women). Archived from [the original](http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-women) on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2013-10-30.

- ["Helen Frith"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141006133046/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/helen-frith-1.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/helen-frith-1.html) on 2014-10-06.

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