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June Foulds

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June Foulds
Foulds and Paul in 1952
Personal information
Birth nameJune Florence Foulds
Born(1934-06-13)13 June 1934
Shepherd's Bush, England[1]
DiedNovember 2020(2020-11-00) (aged 86)[2]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubSpartan Ladies
L.A.C., London
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 11.6 (1956)
200 m – 23.7 (1956)[1][3]
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne 4×100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki 4×100 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Brussels 4×100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Brussels 100 m
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff 4×110 yd

June Florence Foulds (13 June 1934 – November 2020) was a British track and field sprint runner.

She was married to British Olympic fencer Raymond Paul.[4]

She appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 17 November 1958.[5]

Foulds died at the age of 86.[2]

Foulds competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a bronze and a silver medal in the relay.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "June Foulds-Paul". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "June Foulds: Athlete, media star and a true market force". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. June Paul (née Foulds). trackfield.brinkster.net
  4. "June Paul". British Athletics. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. "Desert Island Discs – Castaway : June Paul". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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