Joy Grieveson
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Competitor for  United Kingdom
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | Belgrade 1962 | 400 metres |
Elizabeth Joyce "Joy" Grieveson (born 31 October 1941) from Darlington, United Kingdom, is a retired track and field athlete.
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 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 the 1966 Commonwealth Games, and married Darlington F.C. footballer Stan Watson.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Gap in the Wall filled at last". The Northern Echo. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ↑ "European Championships (Women)". Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
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