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).
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Glamorgan C.o.E | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
editGill 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
edit- 1 2 "Tulloh ready for Russians". Sunday Mirror. 12 June 1966. p. 38. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Welsh Sprinter in tour team". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 10 February 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Pickering For Los Angeles". Evening News (London). 23 April 1965. p. 21. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Obituary Liz Johns". Cardiff Athletics. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ "Gill Elizabeth A Lewis E Glamorgan". Free BMD. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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