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Ann Packer MBEBorn: 08/03/1942Sport: AthleticsOlympics: Tokyo 1964Brian PackerBorn: 02/03/1944Sport: BoxingOlympics: Tokyo 1964Kent connection: Attended DartfordCollege of Physical EducationAchievements:1964: Gold medal in the 800m andsilver medal in the 400m at Tokyo19641962: Silver medal in the 4x110 yardrelay at the VII Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Australia1962: Bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the EuropeanAthletics Championships held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia1960: Women’s Amateur Athletic Association Long Jump Champion1959: English Schools 100 yards ChampionSilver Gold Silver Bronze Gold BronzeInteresting fact: In 1963, Ann qualified as a PE Teacher at Dartford College ofPhysical Education.Kent connection: Born in DartfordAchievements:1967: Winner of the Southern AreaBantamweight title1965: Turned professional1964: Represented Team GB atTokyo 1964; achieving 17th place inthe Flyweight categoryAmateur Boxing Association Bantamweight Champion on two occasions (1963and 1964)Sir Arthur PageBorn: 09/03/1876Died: 01/09/1958Sport: Jeu de PaumeOlympics: London 1908Kent connection: Lived in HildenboroughAchievements:1908: Represented Team GB at London 1908; achieving 4th placeSteven PalmerBorn: 12/04/1973Sport: Wheelchair RugbyParalympics: Beijing 2008Athens 2004Kent connection: Trains with KentCrusadersAchievements:2010: Represented GB at the WorldWheelchair Rugby Championshipsheld in Vancouver, Canada;captaining the team to 6th place2009: 4th place at the IWRF European Championships held in Hillerød,Denmark2008: Represented ParalympicsGB at Beijing 2008; achieving 4th place2004: Represented ParalympicsGB at Athens 2004; achieving 4th placeMember of the GB team that won gold at three IWRF European Championships(2003 – Lommel, Belgium; 2005 – Middelfart, Denmark and 2007 – Espoo,Finland)32 - Kent’s Sporting Legends - Past Present Future