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Joan Page-Allison
OBE
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1947-06-10) 10 June 1947 (age 77)
London, England
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event800 metres
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh 1,500m
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch 1,500m

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

Athletics career

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ The United Kingdom:"No. 54066". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 16 June 1995. p. 10.