Phyllis Else Maureen Perkins ( Green; 22 February 1934 – 22 February 2023) was a British

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. She also represented

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

in the 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

, Australia. Perkins died on 22 February 2023, her 89th birthday.Phyllis Perkins
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1934 births 2023 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics British female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England Sportspeople from Bristol 20th-century British people {{UK-athletics-bio-stub