Nellie Halstead (19 September 1910 – 11 November 1991)[1] was an English track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[2] She was born in Radcliffe, Lancashire and died in Bury. She was a member of Bury Athletic Club and Radcliffe Athletic Club. There is a running track named after her in Radcliffe.
 Nellie Halstead (1. on right) | ||
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Great Britain
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| Women's Athletics | ||
| Women's World Games | ||
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1930 Prague | 200 metres |
| Olympic Games | ||
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1932 Los Angeles | 4x100 metre relay |
Representing  England
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| British Empire Games | ||
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1934 London | 3×110/220 yd |
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1934 London | 4×110/220 yd |
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1934 London | 220 yd |
Athletics career
editShe won gold medals in the 60 metres and 200 metres at the Olympics of Grace in 1931.[3]
She competed for Great Britain as one of Britain's first women track Olympians in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, where in the 4×100 metres she won the bronze medal with her team mates Eileen Hiscock, Gwendoline Porter and Violet Webb (replacing the injured Ethel Johnson).
At the 1934 Empire Games she was a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 110-220-110 yards relay event and the silver medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards relay competition (with Eileen Hiscock, Halstead, Ethel Johnson and Ivy Walker).[4] In the 220 yards she won the bronze medal.
According to historian Jean Williams, Halstead also played as a centre forward for the Dick, Kerr's Ladies football team.[2][5][6]
She also competed in the 1.9-mile women's race before the International Cross Country Championships, winning the title for England.[7]
Personal life
editAt the 1934 Games, her sibling Edwin Halstead (then Edith Halstead) also won a silver medal.
References
edit- ^ "Olympedia – Nellie Halstead". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ a b Nellie Halstead, Sports Reference LLC, archived from the original on 18 April 2020, retrieved 14 August 2012
- ^ "Olympiad of Grace". Gbrathletics. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Commonwealth Games results Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. CWG. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Jean Williams (2007). A beautiful game: international perspectives on women's football. Berg. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-84520-674-1. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
Nellie Halstead, who later played centre forward for Dick, Kerr, won bronze in the 1936 Olympic games.
- ^ Nellie Halstead, Radcliffe AC, archived from the original on 14 February 2015, retrieved 14 August 2012
- ^ International Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
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