Joy Grieveson
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| European Championships | ||
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1962 Belgrade | 400 metres |
Elizabeth Joyce "Joy" Grieveson (born 31 October 1941) from Darlington, United Kingdom, is a retired track and field athlete.
Athletics career
[edit]She won the silver medal in the women's 400 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, having taken a week's leave from work to compete.[1] She came in behind Maria Itkina of the Soviet Union, and ahead of Tilly van der Made of the Netherlands.[2]
She represented England in the 220 and 880 yards, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[3][4]
She also represented Great Britain in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and was one of the favourites, but a hamstring injury hampered her chances and she only reached the semi-final. She retired from athletics after her second Commonwealth Games where she competed in the 440 yards at the 1966 Commonwealth Games.
Personal life
[edit]She married Darlington F.C. footballer Stan Watson.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gap in the Wall filled at last". The Northern Echo. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "European Championships (Women)". Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
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