Joy Grieveson

Joy Grieveson

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	31 October 1941 Marylebone, London, England
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m/440y
Club	Darlington Harriers
Medal record Representing   Great Britain Women's Athletics European Championships 1962 Belgrade 400 metres

Elizabeth Joyce "Joy" Grieveson (born 31 October 1941) from Darlington, England, is a retired track and field athlete.

Biography

Grieveson finished third behind Maeve Kyle in the 440 yards event at the 1961 WAAA Championships ^[1] and second behind Jean Sorrell in the same event at the 1962 WAAA Championships. ^[2]

During the same year of 1962, 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. ^[3] She came in behind Maria Itkina of the Soviet Union, and ahead of Tilly van der Made of the Netherlands. ^[4] She also represented England in the 220 and 880 yards, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. ^{[5] [6]}

Grieveson became the national 440 yards champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1963 WAAA Championships ^{[7] [8]} and then 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. ^[9]

She retired from athletics after her second Commonwealth Games, where she competed for the England team in the 440 yards at the 1966 Commonwealth Games. ^[10]

Grieveson married Darlington F.C. footballer Stan Watson in 1967. ^{[11] [3]}

References

1. "Britain find a stand-in for Carole - From Australia" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 9 July 1961. Retrieved 22 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
3. "Gap in the Wall filled at last". The Northern Echo. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
4. "European Championships (Women)". Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
6. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
7. "Dorothy's Dinner Double" . Sunday Mirror. 7 July 1963. Retrieved 27 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
9. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
10. "Kingston 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
11. "Marriages". Free BMD. Retrieved 22 February 2025.