Phyllis Perkins
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 22 February 1934 Horfield, England |
| Died | 22 February 2023 (aged 89) Kent, England |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle-distance running |
| Club | Ilford AC |
Phyllis Else Maureen Perkins (née Green; 22 February 1934 – 22 February 2023) was a British middle-distance runner who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Under her maiden name of Green, she finished third behind Margaret Taylor in the 440 yards event at the 1952 WAAA Championships.[2][3] before becoming the national 1 mile champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1954 WAAA Championships.[4]
Perins retained her 1 mile title at the 1955 WAAA Championships[5][6] and won the 880 yards title at the 1956 WAAA Championships.[7]
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, she represented Great Britain in the women's 800 metres.
Perkins finished second behind Joy Jordan at the 1962 WAAA Championships[8] and shortly afterwards represented England in the 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[9][10]
Perkins won another WAAA title at the 1963 WAAA Championships.[11]
Perkins died on 22 February 2023, her 89th birthday.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Phyllis Perkins Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Dorothy Tyler changes style and shocks world champion". Sunday Express. 15 June 1952. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Diane is a Real Smasher". Sunday Mirror. 20 June 1954. Retrieved 16 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Margaret Doubles To It - Loses Record". The People. 3 July 1955. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Girl of 19 beats world record". Sunday Express. 12 August 1956. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Golden girls serve up a record rush". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 8 July 1962. Retrieved 23 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Dorothy's Dinner Double". Sunday Mirror. 7 July 1963. Retrieved 27 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (1 March 2023). "World record-breaking middle-distance runner Phyllis Perkins dies". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Phyllis Perkins
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