He was a member of the winning Europa Cup 4 × 400 m relay team, along with Alan Pascoe, David Jenkins and Jim Aukett. An achilles tendon problem ended his running career in 1982, after which he became a sprint coach and conditioner for Widnes Rugby League Club and then Wigan Rugby League Club.
Personal lifeedit
In 1977 Hartley married fellow athlete Donna Hartley. The marriage later ended in divorce. Hartley now runs the family floriculture business in Lydiate.
bill, hartley, athlete, william, john, hartley, born, june, 1950, english, former, athlete, bill, hartleypersonal, informationfull, namewilliam, john, hartleyborn27, june, 1950, 1950, medal, record, athletics, representing, great, britain, european, championsh. William John Hartley born 27 June 1950 is an English former athlete Bill HartleyPersonal informationFull nameWilliam John HartleyBorn27 June 1950 1950 06 27 age 73 Medal record Men s athletics Representing Great Britain European Championships 1974 Rome 4 400 m relay Representing England Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 4 400 m relay Contents 1 Athletics career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksAthletics career editHartley was raised in Lydiate Lancashire now Merseyside on the outskirts of Liverpool where his family ran a market garden He began his athletic career at age 13 as a high jumper By age 18 he held the Under 19 record for 400m hurdles 52 9 seconds Following success in national and international competition Hartley won a silver medal representing England at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch New Zealand 1 2 3 and then a gold medal at the European Championships in Rome in the 400m relay He also represented England in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton Alberta Canada 4 He was a member of the winning Europa Cup 4 400 m relay team along with Alan Pascoe David Jenkins and Jim Aukett An achilles tendon problem ended his running career in 1982 after which he became a sprint coach and conditioner for Widnes Rugby League Club and then Wigan Rugby League Club Personal life editIn 1977 Hartley married fellow athlete Donna Hartley The marriage later ended in divorce Hartley now runs the family floriculture business in Lydiate His son Tom Hartley plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club and England References edit 1974 Games Team England Athletes 1974 England team Team England Athletes and results Commonwealth Games Federation Archived from the original on 23 September 2019 Retrieved 23 September 2019 1978 Athletes Team England Nursery gbrathleticsExternal links editBill Hartley at World Athletics nbsp Bill Hartley at Power of 10 nbsp This biographical article relating to English athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Hartley athlete amp oldid 1199028059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
