Phyllis Perkins

Phyllis Perkins
(née Green)

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1934-02-22)22 February 1934 Horfield, England
Died	22 February 2023(2023-02-22) (aged 89) Kent, England
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Event	800 metres
Club	Ilford AC

Phyllis Else Maureen Perkins (née Green; 22 February 1934 – 22 February 2023) was a British middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] She also represented England in the 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[2][3]

Perkins died on 22 February 2023, her 89th birthday.[4][5]

References

1. 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.
2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
4. Henderson, Jason (1 March 2023). "World record-breaking middle-distance runner Phyllis Perkins dies". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
5. Phyllis Perkins