| Bill Tancred 21:46 - Aug 13 with 825 views | jontysnut |
Watching the athletics and remembered Bill Tancred, international class thrower who goes under the radar a bit when it comes to celebrating local talent |  | | |  |
| Bill Tancred on 07:55 - Aug 14 with 548 views | DJR |
That's a name I haven't heard for a long time. Wikipedia says he moved back to Felixstowe in 2014.
There was also Charles Clover who at 18 won a gold in the 1974 Commonwealth Games in the javelin. But he never came anywhere near to matching that subsequently.
From recollection, he was a former pupil of Copleston. [Post edited 14 Aug 7:56]
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| Bill Tancred on 07:59 - Aug 14 with 528 views | NthQldITFC |
You reminiscence thread really ought to have just been:
Bill Tancred
Discus... |  |
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| Bill Tancred on 09:20 - Aug 14 with 443 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Bill Tancred on 07:59 - Aug 14 by NthQldITFC |
You reminiscence thread really ought to have just been:
Bill Tancred
Discus... |
Or ended the post with:
"Just throwing it out there..." |  | | |
| Bill Tancred on 10:34 - Aug 14 with 385 views | Bluesky |
Love the throwaway comments you guys have putt out. I won't dare take a shot at competing with you.
Our club discus thrower (Pete Bullock of Hadleigh Olympiads Essex) regularly came up against Bill Tancred and Bill's brother, Peter. Bill gave the young Peter Bullock, a junior international, loads of advice and encouragement - he was an absolute gentleman among sportsmen at the time and unfortunate to hit the international scene at the same time as the likes of Randy Matson. he was a true legend in his events. |  | | |
| Bill Tancred on 10:43 - Aug 14 with 368 views | DJR |
| Bill Tancred on 10:34 - Aug 14 by Bluesky |
Love the throwaway comments you guys have putt out. I won't dare take a shot at competing with you.
Our club discus thrower (Pete Bullock of Hadleigh Olympiads Essex) regularly came up against Bill Tancred and Bill's brother, Peter. Bill gave the young Peter Bullock, a junior international, loads of advice and encouragement - he was an absolute gentleman among sportsmen at the time and unfortunate to hit the international scene at the same time as the likes of Randy Matson. he was a true legend in his events. |
Peter Tancred rings a bell too, and I note that he competed in the discus in the 1976 Olympics. [Post edited 14 Aug 10:43]
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| Bill Tancred on 11:50 - Aug 14 with 306 views | Radlett_blue |
Another name from British field sports, maybe 5 years later was Mike Winch. He won silver in the shot putt at the Commonwealth Games in 1974 & 1982 but had the misfortune to be Britain's second best shot putter behind Geoff Capes, who was 2 years younger. |  |
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