| 词条 | Verona Elder |
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}} Verona Bernard Elder MBE (born 5 April 1953 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire) is a British, Commonwealth and European medal winning English 400 metres runner[1] and is now the manager of the British athletics team for people with learning disability. She made her debut on the international stage at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich taking fifth place in the 4 × 400 m relay. The following year she won the 400m title at the European Indoor Championships in Rotterdam, ahead of the East Germans Waltraud Dietsch and Renate Siebach. At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games she finished second in the 400 m and won the 4 × 400 m relay. She retained her European indoor title at the European Indoor Championships in 1975 in Katowice. She was a Finalist in the 400 m and 800 m at the European Championships in 1978 and won Silver in the 400 m of the Commonwealth Games at Edmonton. At the start of 1979 season she won gold at the indoor European Indoor Championships in Vienna, Austria, ahead of Jarmila Kratochvílová. She was a member of the Wolverhampton & Bilston club, Staffordshire. She went on to teach sport to people with learning disability at Thurrock College, Essex. She led Great Britain to six gold, six silver and three bronze medals at the 7th International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability (INAS) World Indoor Championships for athletes with learning disabilities as the team manager. With GB finishing second in the medal table behind Portugal at Manchester Sport City. She was Chef de Mission to the 2011 INAS Global Games in Italy on 24 September – 4 October 2011.[2][3] References1. ^[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/verona-bernard-elder-1.html Sports Reference.com]. Retrieved 22 June 2013 {{Footer European Indoor Champions 400m Women}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Elder, Verona}}2. ^Athlete profile. Retrieved 22 June 2013 3. ^UK Sports association Verona Elder. Retrieved 22 June 2013 16 : 1953 births|Living people|Sportspeople from Wolverhampton|British female sprinters|English female sprinters|Olympic athletes of Great Britain|Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Commonwealth Games competitors for England|Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England|Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England|Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics|Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games|Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|World Championships in Athletics athletes for Great Britain |
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