Beverley Goddard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Beverley Goddard
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Aug 28, 1956(1956-08-28)
Age	68
Birthplace	Barbados
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Leo

Beverley Goddard Biography

Beverley Goddard is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on August 28, 1956 in Barbados, United Kingdom. Beverley Lanita Calender (nee Goddard, born 28 August 1956) is an English former track and field athlete. She represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984. She was awarded silver medals for the 4x 100m relays in the years 1980 and 1984. She also was in 1981 as the World Student Games 100 metres champion.

The year was 1978 and she placed fourth in the 200m final of the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, prior to winning gold in the 4x 100 m relay together with Kathy Smallwood, Sharon Colyear and Sonia Lannaman. When she competed at the European Championshsips in Prague, the same team received a silver medal ahead of those of Soviet Union and ahead of East Germany. She was awarded three awards at the World Student Games (Universiade) including bronze in the 100 and 200 meters as well as silver for the relay sprint. In the 100 metre race she ran her career best time of 11.22 seconds during the semifinal.

In 1982, now competing as Beverley Callender, she reached the 200 metres finals at both the European Championships in Athens and the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, finishing fifth (22.91 secs) and sixth (22.92 secs) respectively. In Prague, she teamed up with Wendy Hoyte, Smallwood and Shirley Thomas to win relay silver, while in Brisbane, she won relay gold with Hoyte, Smallwood and Sonia Lannaman. A year later, she won a relay silver medal at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki, along with Joan Baptiste, Kathy Cook (Smallwood) and Shirley Thomas. She also competed in the 100 metres. At her third Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1984, she won her second Olympic bronze medal, reuniting with two of her three teammates from Moscow, Heather Oakes (Hunte) and Kathy Cook. The fourth squad member was Simmone Jacobs.

As of 2016, Callender’s 200 metres best, ranks her 10th on the UK all-time list. In the 100 metres she ranks 19th. Now a teacher, she is still active at Reading Athletic Club and is found each week coaching athletes there.

From 1978 to 1984 between 1978 and 1984, between 1978 and 1984, British and English ladies’ sprint relay teams were awarded medals in each Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth competition. Both Callender along with Kathy Cook were a member of each team. She was the most often the third leg, and later became an expert in this position. 1984 was the final occasion in the last 29 years that the British women’s 4 x 100 metres team was awarded the gold medal on an Olympic as well as World level. It was in 2013 that they were awarded Bronze during the World Championships.

Beverley Goddard Net Worth

Beverley Goddard is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Beverley Goddard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Goddard is a native of Barbados and was raised in England. She was an active member of the Reading Athletic Club. The year 1976 was the first time she took part in the Montreal Olympics and made it to the quarterfinals of the 200 meters.

In competition in the domestic arena, including the AAA Championships and UK Championships she was second in eight places. The AAAs she placed third in the year 1978 (100m) and 1982, 1979 and 1984 (200m). At the UKs she placed 2nd in 1978 (100m and 200m) and 1978 (100m) as well as 1982 (100m). She won in 1982 the UK title in the 200m distance.

At the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, she was one of three British woman who reached the 200 m final, finishing sixth in a lifetime best of 22.72 seconds. Kathy Smallwood was fifth and Sonia Lannaman eighth. The three then teamed up with 100 metres finalist Heather Hunte, to win the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. The quartet ran a UK record of 42.43 secs, which stood until 2014. Her biggest individual success came in 1981, when she won the World Student Games title at 100 metres, defeating the Soviet sprinters Olga Zolotaryeva and Olga Nasonova. She also won a silver medal in the relay.

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Beverley Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Beverley Goddard celebrates birthday on August 28 of every year.