Tracy Carol Joseph (née Goddard, born 29 November 1969) is a British former athlete who competed in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

and

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

. She won a bronze medal

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track and field, track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap, totaling 1600 meters. It is traditionally the final event of ...

at the 1993 World Championships representing Great Britain, and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, between 18 and 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, box ...

representing England. She was also a member of the British quartet that won at the 1994 European Cup.

Career

In 1991, Goddard came second behind Sandra Leigh in the

event at the 1991

UK Athletics Championships The UK Athletics Championships was an annual national championship in track and field for the United Kingdom, organised by the British Athletics Federation. The event incorporated the 1980 Olympic trials for the British Olympic team. The venue ...

. Goddard competed at the

1993 World Championships in Athletics The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Neckarstadium, Stuttgart, Germany between 13 and 22 August with the participation of 187 nations. Having or ...

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...

, winning a bronze medal in the

, competing with

Linda Keough Linda Staines (née Keough, born 28 December 1963) is a female former British track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul in both the 400 metres and 4 x 400 me ...

, Phylis Smith and

Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell, OBE, DL (born 29 July 1966) is a British former track-and-field athlete, who won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles. During a 24-month period between 1992 and 1994, Gunnell won every international ...

. Goddard finished second behind Melanie Neef in the 400 metres event at the 1994 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards she was in the England team that won the 4 x 400 metres relay at the

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

, along with Keough, Smith and Gunnell, after the Australian team were disqualified. Joseph came third in the

event at the

1997 British Athletics Championships The 1997 BAF British Championships sponsored by Bupa, was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom, held at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham. The 10,000 metres event was hosted separately at the Sheffield Hall ...

, and fifth in the long jump event at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th cen ...

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International competitions

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goddard, Tracy 1969 births Living people British female long jumpers English female sprinters British female sprinters English female long jumpers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain World Athletics Championships medalists Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics