Liz Parsons
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | c.1945[1] Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | July 2020 (aged 76) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprints |
| Club | Roath Harriers, Cardiff |
Elizabeth Parsons married name Liz Johns (1945 – July 2020) was a track and field athlete from Wales, who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
[edit]Parsons was a member of the Roath Harriers in Cardiff and aged 15 she won the 1960 Welsh title.[2]
At the 1966 Welsh championships, she broke the Welsh 100 yards record, setting a time of 10.7sec in the semi final before winning the final and also set a championship record in winning the 220 yards.[3] Coached by Ron Pickering,[4] she defeated her rival Liz Gill in the warm-up Invitation race for the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[5]
She represented the 1966 Welsh team[6] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in three events;[7] the 100 yards, the 220 yards and the 4 × 110 yards relay, with Gloria Dourass, Thelwyn Appleby and Liz Gill.
Shortly after the Games, Parsons married Maurice Johns and participated under her married name thereafter.[8]
In 1968, when Roath Harriers merged with Birchgrove Harriers to become Cardiff AAC, she was the first captain of the women's team.[2]
After retiring from competitive athletics she became a coach and an official for Cardiff AAC. She died in July 2020 aged 76.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Obituary Liz Johns". Cardiff Athletics. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ "Jones Zooms Back". Sunday Mirror. 26 June 1966. p. 30. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Pickering For Los Angeles". Evening News (London). 23 April 1965. p. 21. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Tulloh ready for Russians". Sunday Mirror. 12 June 1966. p. 38. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Appleby Thelwyn S.Bateman Rugby". Free BMD. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ "Obituary Liz Johns". Cardiff Athletics. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2025.