| 词条 | Beryl Randle |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Beryl Randle | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1928|12|16|df=y}} | baptism_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = Walsall | nationality = English | other_names = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | organization = {{plainlist|
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}} | notable_works = | height = | weight = | spouse = | children = | parents = | relatives = | awards = }} Beryl Randle (born 16 December 1928) is a former race walker and an athletics administrator.[1][2][3] She raced for Birchfield Harriers. She took up competitive walking in 1946, after coming last in a 100-metre sprint,[1] and was coached by Doris Nelson Neal.[4] To train, she would walk from her home in Walsall to her workplace in Digbeth, Birmingham, and back - {{convert|18|mi|km}} each day.[3] On 29 May 1954, she broke the world record for the one-mile walk, with a time of 7 minutes 49 seconds.[4] On 19 June 1954, she shaved over ten seconds from her own record, at the White City Stadium, with a time of 7 minutes 38.4 seconds.[4] In doing so, she became the Women's Amateur Athletic Association Champion.[3] She was honoured for this achievement with a brooch depicting the stag logo of Birchfield Harriers in solid gold, commissioned by G.H. Alexander, then president of the club.[4] She later said:[4] {{quote|I remember finishing the walk with a last gasp supreme effort. I had no idea I was going to break the world record because Nelson our coach was the sort of person who would not give away any times in training which meant that I had no idea what sort of shape that I was in that day... I just went for it from the start.}}Randle is a six-time Midland mile track champion, four-time British mile track champion, and three-time Midland road-walking champion.[3] After winning £1,000 for coming in second in a 1960 John O'Groats–Land's End walk sponsored by Billy Butlin – she lost the lead to Wendy Lewis after twisting her ankle – she had to relinquish her amateur status, though it was later restored, and she resumed competing.[1][3] During the 1980s, she coached Birchfield Harriers' girls' teams.[1] At the age of 71, she broke the over-70s age group world record for the 3000-metres walk.[1] She was Honorary General Secretary of the Race Walking Association from 1988 to 1991, and its President from 1996 to 1998.[5] She was subsequently made an Honorary Life Member,[5] and was given their lifetime achievement award in 2014.[1] In 2009, she was elected President of the Midland Counties Athletics Association.[6] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite journal |last=Bowen |first=Amy |date=14 March 2014 |title=Race walker Beryl 'gobsmacked' to receive top achievement award |journal=Great Barr Observer |url=http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/Beryl-moved-tears-receiving-lifetime-honour/story-20811070-detail/story.html}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Randle, Beryl}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.racewalkuk.com/AthleteDetails.asp?id=2127|title=Athlete – Beryl Randle|work=Racewalk UK|accessdate=18 June 2014}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://midlandmasters.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/the-long-walk.pdf|title=The Long Walk|last=Morris|first=Tom|date=September 2012|work=WordPress.com|publisher=Midland Masters Athletic Club|accessdate=18 June 2014}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://birchfieldharriers.net/2014/05/beryl-diane-celebrate-anniversary-of-their-record-breaking-performances/ |title=Beryl & Diane Celebrate Anniversary of Their Record Breaking Performances|last=Hancox|first=Kyle |first2=Tom |last2=McCook |date=29 May 2014 |publisher=Birchfield Harriers |accessdate=19 June 2014}} 5. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.racewalkingassociation.org.uk/PastOfficers.html |title=Past officers |publisher=The Race Walking Association|accessdate=18 June 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.racewalkingassociation.org.uk/DecSheets.html|title=Committee and A.G.M. decision sheets|publisher=The Race Walking Association|accessdate=18 June 2014}} 8 : 1928 births|Living people|Birchfield Harriers|English female racewalkers|Sportspeople from Walsall|Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)|World record holders in masters athletics|British female racewalkers |
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