Joan Page-Allison Explained

Joan Page-Allison
Nationality:British
Sport:Middle-distance running
Event:800 metres
Birth Date:10 June 1947
Birth Place:London, England

Joan Florence Page-Allison OBE (born 10 June 1947) is a retired British international middle-distance runner.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Joan Page-Allison Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041526/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/joan-page-allison-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 19 October 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. The United Kingdom: