Tracy Goddard

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Tracy Joseph
née Goddard
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1969-11-29) 29 November 1969 (age 56)
Years active1987–1998
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
4 × 400 metres relay
Long jump
ClubBasingstoke AC
Achievements and titles
Commonwealth finals1994, 1998
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Birmingham 4 x 400 m
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Stuttgart 4 x 400 m
European Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Birmingham 4 x 400 m
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 4 x 400 m

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

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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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain
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
Representing  England
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

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  1. ^ a b "VICTORIA 1994: TEAM". We Are England. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "UK Championships". UK Athletics. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Britain's roll of honour". BBC Sport. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Classy Crampton hits the jackpot". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 13 June 1994. Retrieved 31 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  7. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Results for the Athletics - 4 x 400m Relay - Women". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  9. ^ Results
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