Joan Page-Allison

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

Joan Page
née Allison
OBE

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1947-06-10) 10 June 1947 (age 78) London, England
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Club	Cambridge Harriers
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 1,500m 1974 Christchurch 1,500m

Biography

Allison 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]

Allison finished second behind Rita Ridley in the 1500 metres event at the 1971 WAAA Championships.^[4][5]

Allison became the British 1500 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1973 WAAA Championships.^[6] 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 in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[7]

She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1995 Birthday Honours for services to athletics.^[8]