Wilf Paish
Wilfred Henry Charles Paish
athletics coach
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He helped train athletes such as Mick Hill and Peter Elliott. Paish was chief coach for South Africa at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1]
Personal and family life
Paish married Margaret L. Norman in 1957 and they had two daughters Alison and Joanne. In 1999 his youngest daughter Joanne had his twin granddaughters Samantha and Kayleigh. His hobby was
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2005 Birthday Honours for services to sport.[2]
He died after a long illness at the age of 77 on 29 January 2010.[3] In 2012 Paish was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ Wilf Paish: Tributes pour in for athletics coach, Yorkshire Evening Post, 29 January 2010.
- ^ "2005 Birthday Honours". The London Gazette. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Paish passes away after long illness IAAF.org
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