Deidre Watkinson
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1941 Droxford, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m/440y | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Gosport AC | ||||||||||||||
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Deidre Ann Watkinson also spelt Deirdre (born 1941), is a female former athlete who competed for England.
Biography
[edit]Watkinson finished second behind Joy Grieveson in the 440 yards event at the 1965 WAAA Championships.[1][2][3]
She represented England and won a silver medal in the 440 yards, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". Sunday Express. 4 July 1965. Retrieved 28 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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