Phyllis Edness

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full namePhyllis Adelle•Edness (-Holland)
Used namePhyllis•Edness
Born8 April 1930 in ? (BER)
Died(Before 2007)
NOC Bermuda

Biography

Phyllis Edness was the daughter of Joseph and Myrtle Edness of Pembroke, Bermuda and attended Sandy’s Secondary School in Somerset, Bermuda. She was the first black Bermudian woman to compete for Bermuda at the Olympics; and one of the first two women to compete along with fellow sprinter Phyllis Lightbourn at the 1948 Olympics in London. Here, she competed in the 100m and 200m sprint events. After the Olympics, Edness attended Central State College in Wilberforce, Ohio and obtained a degree in physical education in 1956. She married Jackson Holland in New York City that same year.

Personal Bests: 100 – unknown; 200 – unknown.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Athletics BER Phyllis Edness
100 metres, Women (Olympic) 3 h8 r1/3
200 metres, Women (Olympic) 5 h1 r1/3