Nellie Halstead (19 September 1910 – 11 November 1991) was an English
track and field
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athlete who competed for Great Britain in the
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...
in Los Angeles. There is a running track named after her in Radcliffe.
Lancashire
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and died in Bury. She was a member of Bury Athletic Club and Radcliffe Athletic Club.
Halstead became national 220 yards champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the
1930 WAAA Championships
The 1930 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.
The event was held at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge, London, on 16 August 1930 and saw three world records established by ...
Olympics of Grace
The Olympics of Grace () was an early international multi-sport event for women1932 WAAA Championships and winning the 400 metres title at the
1933 WAAA Championships
The 1933 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.
The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 15 July 1933.
Results
See also
*1933 AAA Championships
References
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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
Gwendoline Alice Porter (25 April 190229 August 1993) was a British track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
Biography
She was born in Ilford, London. She worked in the head office of an insurance company.
In 1922 she ...
and Violet Webb (replacing the injured Ethel Johnson).
At the 1934 Empire Games she was a member of the
England
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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). In the 220 yards she won the bronze medal.
Halstead won further WAAA titles in the 800 metres at the 1935 WAAA Championships in a national record time of 2:15.6 and at the
1938 WAAA Championships
The 1938 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.
The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 2 July 1938.
Results
See also
*1938 AAA Championships
References
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and a 400 metres title at the
1937 WAAA Championships
The 1937 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.
The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 7 August 1937.
Results
See also
*1937 AAA Championships
References ...
.
According to historian Jean Williams, Halstead also played as a
centre forward
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football
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team.
She also competed in the 1.9-mile women's race before the
International Cross Country Championships
The International Cross Country Championships was an annual international competition in cross- country running. It was created in 1903 by the International Cross Country Union (ICCU) and it marked the first time that an annual international ch ...