Nick Whitehead
Nick Whitehead (actually Joseph Nicholas Neville Whitehead ; born May 29, 1933 in Brymbo , Denbighshire , † October 6, 2002 in Newport , Pembrokeshire ) was a British sprinter .
At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 , he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay with the British team consisting of Peter Radford , David Jones , David Segal and Whitehead.
1962 followed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, the bronze medal with the Welsh team in the 4-by-110-yard relay.
He was three times Welsh champion over 100 and 220 yards .
After his active career, he worked as a sports science lecturer and training advisor for soccer and rugby clubs . In 1978 he became team manager of the British athletics team , in 1983 first director of the National Coaching Foundation and finally deputy director of the Sports Council for Wales. In 1984 he was awarded the OBE for his services to sport .
Web links
- Nick Whitehead: Olympic sprinter and influential sports administrator , obituary by Robert Cole in the Independent , October 12, 2002
- Nick Whitehead in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Remarks
- ↑ Birthplace according to the obituary in the Independent, Sports-Reference gives Wrexham , the place where Whitehead attended school.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Whitehead, Nick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Whitehead, Joseph Nicholas Neville |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brymbo , Denbighshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 2002 |
| Place of death | Newport , Pembrokeshire |