Beryl Crockford (formerly Mitchell; née Martin; 26 June 1950 – 11 September 2016) was a world-champion and Olympic rower who represented Great Britain from 1975 to 1986.
[2][3] In 1985 she married Duncan Crockford and competed as Beryl Crockford afterwards, previously she had competed under her divorced name of Beryl Mitchell..[4] She was part of the coxed four at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the crew finished 9th overall after a third-place finish in the B final.
She represented England in the lightweight single sculls, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
[13] At the 1978 National Championships when rowing for the Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club she won the coxless pairs title with Clark and one year later at the 1979 National Championships she was part of the composite crew that won the quadruple sculls.
[14] She was the single sculls champion, at the 1981 National Rowing Championships[15] and the 1982 National Rowing Championships[16] Also in 1982, when women's invitational events were introduced to Henley Royal Regatta, Mitchell won the inaugural single sculls.