Della Pascoe
Della Pascoe ( Della Patricia Pascoe, née James; born March 28, 1949 in Portsmouth ) is a former British sprinter .
At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she reached the semi-finals over 100 m .
Starting for England , she reached the semi-finals over 100 m and 200 m at the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1970 . In 1971 she was eliminated from the European Athletics Championships in Athens over 200 m in the preliminary run.
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, she was seventh in the 4 x 100 meter relay and reached the quarter-finals over 200 m .
In 1972 she became English champion over 100 m. She was English indoor champion in 1967 over 60 m and 1969 over 200 m.
She is married to hurdler Alan Pascoe .
Personal bests
- 60 m (hall): 7.5 s, February 11, 1967, Cosford
- 100 m: 11.36 s, October 14, 1968, Mexico City
- 200 m: 23.72 s, September 4, 1972, Munich (hand-stopped: 23.5 s, July 1, 1972, London )
Web links
- Athlete portrait at The Power of Ten
- Athlete portrait at TOPS in athletics
- Della Pascoe in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Della Pascoe in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Pascoe, Della |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | James, Della |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sprinter |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Portsmouth |