Phyllis Perkins

For the British high jumper, see Phyllis Nicol.

Phyllis Else Maureen Perkins (née Green; 22 February 1934 – 22 February 2023) was a British middle-distance runner who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Phyllis Perkins
(née Phyllis Green)

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1934-02-22)22 February 1934 Horfield, England
Died	22 February 2023(2023-02-22) (aged 89) Kent, England
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Club	Ilford AC

Biography

Under her maiden name of Green, she finished third behind Margaret Taylor in the 440 yards event at the 1952 WAAA Championships.^[2][3] before becoming the national 1 mile champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1954 WAAA Championships.^[4]

Perins retained her 1 mile title at the 1955 WAAA Championships^[5][6] and won the 880 yards title at the 1956 WAAA Championships.^[7]

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, she represented Great Britain in the women's 800 metres.

Perkins finished second behind Joy Jordan at the 1962 WAAA Championships^[8] and shortly afterwards represented England in the 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.^[9][10]

Perkins won another WAAA title at the 1963 WAAA Championships.^[11]

Perkins died on 22 February 2023, her 89th birthday.^[12][13]