Jamie Henderson (sprinter)

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

Jamie Henderson
Personal information
Birth nameJamie Alexander Henderson
Born (1969-03-28) 28 March 1969
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprinting
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh 4x100 m relay
Representing  Great Britain
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1986 Athens4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place1986 Athens100 m
Bronze medal – third place1988 Sudbury4×100 m relay

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.
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