Elizabeth Joyce "Joy" Grieveson (born 31 October 1941) from Darlington, England, is a retired track and field athlete.

Biography

Grieveson finished third behind Maeve Kyle in the 440 yards event at the 1961 WAAA Championships[1] and second behind Jean Sorrell in the same event at the 1962 WAAA Championships.[2]

During the same year of 1962, 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.[3] She came in behind Maria Itkina of the Soviet Union, and ahead of Tilly van der Made of the Netherlands.[4] She also represented England in the 220 and 880 yards, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[5][6]

Grieveson became the national 440 yards champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1963 WAAA Championships[7][8] and then 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.[9]

She retired from athletics after her second Commonwealth Games, where she competed for the England team in the 440 yards at the 1966 Commonwealth Games.[10]

Grieveson married Darlington F.C. footballer Stan Watson in 1967.[11][3]

References

  1. ^ "Britain find a stand-in for Carole - From Australia". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 9 July 1961. Retrieved 22 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Gap in the Wall filled at last". The Northern Echo. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  4. ^ "European Championships (Women)". Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "Dorothy's Dinner Double". Sunday Mirror. 7 July 1963. Retrieved 27 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Kingston 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Marriages". Free BMD. Retrieved 22 February 2025.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Grieveson
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