Diane Coates married name Seaman (25 June 1932 – 21 November 2021) was a British athlete who comepeted at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

Coates became the national javelin champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1950 WAAA Championships[3][4] and successfully retained her title at the 1951 WAAA Championships[5] and 1952 WAAA Championships.[6][7]

Coates was selected to represent Great Britain in the women's javelin throw competition at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where she finished 15th.[1]

Coates won another WAAA title at the 1955 WAAA Championships.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diane Coates Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Shaky start by Maureen ended well". Sunday Express. 9 July 1950. Retrieved 14 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  5. ^ "High Jump record is Britain's again". Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 July 1951. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Dorothy Tyler changes style and shocks world champion". Sunday Express. 15 June 1952. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Margaret Doubles To It - Loses Record". The People. 3 July 1955. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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