Tracy Goddard
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 November 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1987–1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 4 × 400 metres relay Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Basingstoke AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Commonwealth finals | 1994, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tracy Carol Joseph (née Goddard, born 29 November 1969)[1] is a British former athlete who competed in the 400 metres and long jump. She won a bronze medal 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships representing Great Britain, and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1994 Commonwealth Games 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 400 metres event at the 1991 UK Athletics Championships.[2] Goddard competed at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, winning a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay, competing with Linda Keough, Phylis Smith and Sally Gunnell.[3][4]
Goddard finished second behind Melanie Neef in the 400 metres event at the 1994 AAA Championships.[5][6][7] Shortly afterwards she was in the England team that won the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, along with Keough, Smith and Gunnell, after the Australian team were disqualified.[1][8]
Joseph came third in the long jump event at the 1997 British Athletics Championships,[2] and fifth in the long jump event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[9]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1987 | European Junior Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4th | 400 m | 54.18 |
| 3rd | 4 × 4 00m | 3:39.84 | |||
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 4 × 400 m | 3:23.41 |
| 1994 | European Cup | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:27.33 |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 53.84 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:27.06 | |||
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 5th | Long jump | 6.35 m |
| (sf) Indicates overall position in semifinal round | |||||
References
- ^ a b "VICTORIA 1994: TEAM". We Are England. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b "UK Championships". UK Athletics. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mark (23 August 1993). "World Athletics Championship: British elite need star treatment: Coaches look to consolidate on success in Stuttgart". The Independent. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Britain's roll of honour". BBC Sport. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Classy Crampton hits the jackpot". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 13 June 1994. Retrieved 31 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Results for the Athletics - 4 x 400m Relay - Women". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ Results