Nellie Halstead
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Nellie Halstead (September 19, 1910 – August 1991) was an English
former athlete who competed for Great Britain
in the 1932 Summer Olympics
. She was born in Radcliffe
and died in Bury
.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics
held in Los Angeles
, USA in the 4×100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Eileen Hiscock
, Gwendoline Porter
and Violet Webb
.
At the 1934 Empire Games she was a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 110-220-110 yards relay event and the silver medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards relay competition. In the 220 yards she won the bronze medal.
According to historian Jean Williams
, Halstead also played as a centre forward for the Dick, Kerr's Ladies football team.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former athlete who competed for Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
. She was born in Radcliffe
Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
Radcliffe is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground in the Irwell Valley, along the course of the River Irwell, south-west of Bury and north-northwest of Manchester. Radcliffe is contiguous with the town of Whitefield to the...
and died in Bury
Bury
Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
held in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, USA in the 4×100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Eileen Hiscock
Eileen Hiscock
Eileen May Hiscock, née Tumble, later Wilson, was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics...
, Gwendoline Porter
Gwendoline Porter
Gwendoline Alice Porter was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Eileen Hiscock, Violet Webb and Nellie Halstead....
and Violet Webb
Violet Webb
Violet Blanche Webb was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
.
At the 1934 Empire Games she was a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 110-220-110 yards relay event and the silver medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards relay competition. In the 220 yards she won the bronze medal.
According to historian Jean Williams
Jean Williams (historian)
Jean Williams is a British sports historian and author specialising in Women's history; sport and literature; sportswear and motorsport. Having previously taught English for a decade, Williams is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Sport History and Culture, De Montfort...
, Halstead also played as a centre forward for the Dick, Kerr's Ladies football team.