Joan Page-Allison
OBE
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1947-06-10) 10 June 1947
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

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

  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.


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