Joan Florence Page née Allison

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(born 10 June 1947) is a retired British international

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Biography

Allison competed in the women's 800 metres at the

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. She represented

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and won a silver medal in the 1,500 metres, at the

1970 British Commonwealth Games The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in all eve ...

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, Scotland. Allison finished second behind Rita Ridley in the 1500 metres event at the 1971 WAAA Championships. Allison became the British 1500 metres champion after winning the British

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title at the

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. The following year, Allison won a second silver medal in the 1,500 metres and finished fourth in the 800 metres at the

1974 British Commonwealth Games The 1974 British Commonwealth Games () were held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. The event was officially named "the friendly games". T ...

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, New Zealand. She was appointed

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(OBE) in the

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for services to athletics.The United Kingdom:

References

1947 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games English female middle-distance runners British female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes from London Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Officers of the Order of the British Empire Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{England-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub