Della Pascoe Explained

Della Pascoe
Birth Name:Della Patricia James
Nationality:British
Sport:Sprinting
Event:100 metres
Birth Date:28 March 1949
Birth Place:Portsmouth, England

Della Patricia Pascoe (née James; 28 March 1949 – 22 June 2023) was a British international sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]

Pascoe also represented England in the 100 metres and 200 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] [3] [4]

Della Pascoe was the wife of former hurdler, Alan Pascoe. She died from complications of Parkinson's disease on 22 June 2023, at the age of 74.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Della James-Pascoe Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041454/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/della-james-pascoe-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 July 2017.
  2. Web site: 1970 Athletes. Team England.
  3. Web site: Edinburgh, 1970 Team. Team England.
  4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. News: Olympic sprinter Della Pascoe dies aged 74 . 23 June 2023 . Athletics Weekly . 23 June 2023.