Bill Henderson (sprinter)

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Bill Henderson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1929 [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Sprints
ClubWatsonians AC
Benwell Harriers

William Henderson (born c.1929) is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Henderson was a member of the Watsonians Athletics Club [2] and represented Great Britain against Germany in 1955. [3]

In 1956, living in Newcastle and competing for Benwell Harriers at the time, he retained his Scottish 220 yards national title [1] and in 1957 he won the 220 yards title at the S.A.A.A Championships for the fourth consecutive year. [4] In February 1958 he was named by the Scottish AAA in the 'possibles list' for the forthcoming Commonwealth and Empire Games. [5]

He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team [6] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, [7] participating in one event, the 220 yards race. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eight Scottish Titles Won by East Athletes" . Edinburgh Evening News. 25 June 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "East-West rivalry" . Daily Record. 22 June 1956. p. 18. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Moscow trip, too?" . Daily Record. 20 July 1955. p. 13. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Eye on a Fifth" . Edinburgh Evening News. 24 June 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "37 Scots athletes as Possibles for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 21 February 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Scots athletes for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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