Elizabeth Grieveson
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Elizabeth "Joy" Grieveson (born October 31, 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. She came in behind Maria Itkina of the Soviet Union, and ahead of Tilly van der Made
of the Netherlands.
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 didn't get past the semi-final. She retired from athletics after the 1966 Commonwealth Games. She still lives in Darlington.
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, is a retired track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete.
She won the silver medal in the women's 400 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, 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
Tilly van der Made
Tilly van der Made is a retired female middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who was born as Mathilda Catrina van der Zwaard....
of the Netherlands.
She also represented Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and was one of the favourites, but a hamstring injury hampered her chances and she didn't get past the semi-final. She retired from athletics after the 1966 Commonwealth Games. She still lives in Darlington.