Jamie Henderson
Personal information
Birth nameJamie Alexander Henderson
Born (1969-03-28) 28 March 1969 (age 54)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprinting
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh 4x100 m relay
Representing  Great Britain
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Athens 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Athens 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Sudbury 4×100 m relay

James Alexander Henderson (born 28 March 1969) is a Scottish former athlete who competed as a sprinter.[1]

A former Edinburgh Academy pupil, Henderson was coached by Bob Inglis.[2] He won the UK Athletics Championships 100 metres title in 1986 and became the youngest ever champion for that event.[3] As a teenager he had further success with a third-place finish in the 100 metres at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athens and was 100 metres champion at the 1987 European Junior Championships, running a personal best of 10.21 seconds for the latter.[4]

Henderson represented Scotland in three editions of the Commonwealth Games, debuting in the 1986 Edinburgh games, where he was a 100 metres finalist and claimed a bronze with the 4×100 m relay team.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Jamie's wish granted". Daily Record. 23 June 1986.
  2. ^ "Crown prince Jamie". Daily Record. 29 May 1986.
  3. ^ "Whizz Kids!". Daily Record. 28 July 1987.
  4. ^ "Why do great junior sprinters seldom cut it as seniors?". HeraldScotland. 13 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Time for new coaching methods". Daily Record. 4 August 1986.

External links

World U20 Champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay
UK Athletics Championships winners in men's 100 metres
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