Joan Page-Allison
Joan Florence Page-Allison OBE (born 10 June 1947) is a retired British international middle-distance runner.
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1947 London, England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Middle-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletics career
She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
She represented England and won a silver medal in the 1,500 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3]
Four years later she won a second silver medal in the 1,500 metres and finished fourth in the 800 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[4]
She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1995 Birthday Honours for services to athletics.[5]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joan Page-Allison Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- The United Kingdom:"No. 54066". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 16 June 1995. p. 10.
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