At national level, she first came to prominence with a runner-up finish in the mile run at the 1967 AAA Indoor Championships. She was runner-up again over 1500 m in 1970 before going on to win the national title in 1971, as well as an 800 metres title in 1971.[3] She was twice a winner at the South of England Championships, taking the 1970 800 m title and 1500 m title in 1972.[4]
Granddaughter of Gunner Moir, British Heavyweight Boxing Champion, who fought for the World title against Canadian Tommy Burns in 1907.
^South of England Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
January 29, 2023
margaret, beacham, née, moir, born, september, 1946, british, female, former, middle, distance, runner, greatest, achievement, gold, medal, 1500, metres, 1971, european, athletics, indoor, championships, where, held, soviet, athlete, lyudmila, bragina, olympic. Margaret Beacham nee Moir born 28 September 1946 is a British female former middle distance runner Her greatest achievement was a gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships where she held off Soviet athlete Lyudmila Bragina Olympic champion a year later to set a world indoor best of 4 17 2 minutes 1 2 At national level she first came to prominence with a runner up finish in the mile run at the 1967 AAA Indoor Championships She was runner up again over 1500 m in 1970 before going on to win the national title in 1971 as well as an 800 metres title in 1971 3 She was twice a winner at the South of England Championships taking the 1970 800 m title and 1500 m title in 1972 4 Granddaughter of Gunner Moir British Heavyweight Boxing Champion who fought for the World title against Canadian Tommy Burns in 1907 Contents 1 International competitions 2 National titles 3 See also 4 ReferencesInternational competitions EditYear Competition Venue Position Event Notes1971 European Indoor Championships Sofia Bulgaria 1st 1500 m 4 17 2 WRNational titles EditAAA Indoor Championships 800 m 1972 1500 m 1971See also EditList of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists women References Edit Margaret Beacham Track and Field Statistics Retrieved 2018 02 04 Margaret Beacham GBR Athletics Retrieved 2018 02 04 AAA Indoor Championships GBR Athletics Retrieved 2018 02 04 South of England Championships GBR Athletics Retrieved 2018 02 04 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Margaret Beacham amp oldid 1082631994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
