Liz Gill

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Liz Gill
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NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Sprints
ClubGlamorgan C.o.E

Elizabeth Anne Gill married name Lewis is a former track and field athlete from Wales, who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Gill attended the Glamorgan Training College, Barry and was part of their athletics team. [1]

Gill won the 100 yards title at the 1965 AAA Indoor Championships. [2] Coached by Ron Pickering, [3] she was defeated by her rival Liz Parsons in the warm-up Invitation race for 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. [1]

She subsequently represented the 1966 Welsh team [4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in three events; [5] the 100 yards, the 220 yards and the 4 × 110 yards relay, with Thelwyn Appleby, Gloria Dourass and Liz Parsons. [6]

Shortly after the Games, Gill married Handel Lewis and participated under her married name thereafter. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tulloh ready for Russians" . Sunday Mirror. 12 June 1966. p. 38. Retrieved 26 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Welsh Sprinter in tour team" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 10 February 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 26 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Pickering For Los Angeles" . Evening News (London). 23 April 1965. p. 21. Retrieved 26 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team" . Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 26 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Obituary Liz Johns". Cardiff Athletics. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Gill Elizabeth A Lewis E Glamorgan". Free BMD. Retrieved 26 November 2025.


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