Jamie Henderson (sprinter) explained

Birth Name:Jamie Alexander Henderson
Birth Date:28 March 1969
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprinting

Jamie 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 team.[5]

Notes and References

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