Bill Henderson (sprinter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | c.1929[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprints |
| Club | Watsonians AC Benwell Harriers |
William Henderson (born c.1929) is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
[edit]Henderson was a member of the Watsonians Athletics Club[2] and represented Great Britain against Germany in 1955.[3]
In 1956, living in Newcastle and competing for Benwell Harriers at the time, he retained his Scottish 220 yards national title[1] and in 1957 he won the 220 yards title at the S.A.A.A Championships for the fourth consecutive year.[4] In February 1958 he was named by the Scottish AAA in the 'possibles list' for the forthcoming Commonwealth and Empire Games.[5]
He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[6] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales,[7] participating in one event, the 220 yards race.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Eight Scottish Titles Won by East Athletes". Edinburgh Evening News. 25 June 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "East-West rivalry". Daily Record. 22 June 1956. p. 18. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Moscow trip, too?". Daily Record. 20 July 1955. p. 13. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Eye on a Fifth". Edinburgh Evening News. 24 June 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "37 Scots athletes as Possibles for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 21 February 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scots athletes for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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