June Foulds

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

June Foulds 1952.jpg
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
Weight63 kg
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]

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

  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. http://camdennewjournal.com/article/june-foulds-athlete-media-star-and-a-true-market-force. 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.