Pam Piercy

Pam Piercy

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	4 July 1937
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m/440y
Club	Ideal Standard AC Hull

Pamela Joyce Piercy (born 4 July 1937), is a female former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Piercy finished third behind Shirley Pirie in the 440 yards event at the 1958 WAAA Championships ^[1] and then two years later became the national 440 yards champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1960 WAAA Championships ^[2] Piercy would not podium again at the WAAA Championships until winning silver in the 880 yards behind Anne Smith at the 1965 WAAA Championships. ^{[3] [4]}

Piercy was selected by England to represent her country at the 1966 European Championships. She finished just outside of the medals in fourth place, in the 1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres in Budapest, Hungary.

She represented England in the 440 and 880 yards, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

She was a coach for Hull Achilles Athletics Club.

References

1. "England's Girl Athletes Can Hold Australians" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 June 1958. Retrieved 19 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Girls shine amid the bungling" . Sunday Express. 3 July 1960. Retrieved 20 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
4. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
5. "1966 Athletes". Team England.
6. "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.