Joy Jordan
Joy Jordan ( Joy Wilhelmina Jordan, née Buckmaster; born November 13, 1935 in Farnborough , Hampshire ) is a former British middle-distance runner .
Over 800 m she was ninth at the European Athletics Championships in Stockholm in 1958 and sixth at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
In 1962 she was fourth over 800 m at the European Championships in Belgrade and won bronze over 880 yards for England at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth .
From 1958 to 1962 she was English champion over 880 yards five times in a row.
Personal bests
- 400 m : 55.1 s, September 12, 1959, Helsinki
- 800 m: 2: 05.0 min, September 16, 1962, Belgrade
- 1 mile : 4: 55.4 min, 1967
Web links
- Joy Jordan in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
- Joy Jordan in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Joy Jordan in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Jordan, Joy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jordan, Joy Wilhelmina; Buckmaster, Joy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Farnborough , Hampshire |