Joy Grieveson
British sprinter (born 1941)
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Elizabeth Joyce "Joy" Grieveson (born 31 October 1941) from Darlington, England, is a retired track and field athlete.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 October 1941 Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 400m/440y | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Darlington Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
