Wilf Paish
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Wilf Paish MBE
(29 July 1932 – 29 January 2010) was a British
athletics coach
. He helped train athletes such as Olympic
champion Tessa Sanderson
, Mick Hill
and Peter Elliott
.
He died after a long illness at the age of 77 on 29 January 2010.
MBE
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(29 July 1932 – 29 January 2010) was a British
United Kingdom
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athletics coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
. He helped train athletes such as Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
champion Tessa Sanderson
Tessa Sanderson
Theresa Ione Sanderson CBE is a former British javelin thrower and heptathlete who competed in the javelin competition in every one of the six Olympics from 1976–1996 winning the Gold medal in 1984...
, Mick Hill
Mick Hill (athlete)
Michael Christopher Hill is a former British javelin thrower, who won three silver medals and one bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games, a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics and a silver medal at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics...
and Peter Elliott
Peter Elliott (athlete)
Peter Elliott is a former middle-distance runner from the United Kingdom. During his career, he won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 1988 Olympic Games, and the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1987 World...
.
He died after a long illness at the age of 77 on 29 January 2010.