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Representing  Great Britain
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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※
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. She came in behind Maria Itkina of the "Soviet Union." And ahead of Tilly van der Made of the Netherlands.
She represented England in the 220 and "880 yards," at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.
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※
She married Darlington F.C. footballer Stan Watson.
References※
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
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