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British sprinter and hurdler
Bill Hartley
Full name William John Hartley Born 27 June 1950 (1950-06-27 ) (age 73)
William John Hartley (born 27 June 1950) is an
English former athlete.
Athletics career
Hartley was raised in
Lydiate ,
Lancashire (now
Merseyside ) on the outskirts of
Liverpool where his family ran a
market garden . He began his athletic career at age 13 as a
high jumper . By age 18 he held the Under-19 record for 400m hurdles (52.9 seconds). Following success in national and international competition, Hartley won a
silver medal representing
England at the
1974 British Commonwealth Games in
Christchurch , New Zealand
[1]
[2]
[3] and then a
gold medal at the
European Championships in
Rome in the 400m relay. He also represented
England in the 400 metres hurdles event, at the
1978 Commonwealth Games in
Edmonton ,
Alberta ,
Canada .
[4]
He was a member of the winning Europa Cup 4 × 400 m relay team, along with
Alan Pascoe ,
David Jenkins and
Jim Aukett . An
achilles tendon problem ended his running career in 1982, after which he became a sprint coach and conditioner for Widnes Rugby League Club and then Wigan Rugby League Club.
Personal life
In 1977 Hartley married fellow athlete
Donna Hartley . The marriage later ended in divorce. Hartley now runs the family
floriculture business in Lydiate.
His son
Tom Hartley plays for
Lancashire County Cricket Club and England.
References
External links
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1938 :
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1946 :
France (
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Chef d'Hôtel ,
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Lewis ,
Scott ,
Pugh )
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Martin-du-Gard ,
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