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Lillian Barbara Board, MBE (13 December 1948 – 26 December 1970) was a British athlete. She won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and two gold medals at the 1969 European Championships in Athletics in Athens.
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Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 253 competitors, 206 men and 47 women, took part in 130 events in 17 sports. [1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:British athletes. It includes athletes that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Female athletics competitors from the United Kingdom .
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]
Mary Denise Rand, MBE (née Bignal; born 10 February 1940) is a British former track and field athlete. She won the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by breaking the world record, the first British female to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field.
Platt made three appearances at the Summer Olympics – 1960, 1964 and 1968 – being Great Britain's leading female javelin thrower in the 1960s. Her best finish and performance was on her debut in 1960, where she came seventh with a mark of 51.01 m ( 167 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in).
Anita Lonsbrough was the first female flag bearer for Great Britain at the Summer Games when she carried the flag in the opening ceremony of the 1964 Summer Olympics, after previously turning down the role at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [16] In 1983 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.