Phyllis Edness

{{short description|Bermudian sprinter}}

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| nationality = Bermudian

| sport = Sprinting

| event = 100 metres

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|4|8|df=yes}}

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Phyllis Edness (born 8 April 1930, date of death unknown) was a Bermudian sprinter. The first Black Bermudian athlete, she competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as part of an integrated Olympic team.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ed/phyllis-edness-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110725/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ed/phyllis-edness-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Phyllis Edness Olympic Results |accessdate=7 June 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.bermudasun.bm/Content/SPORTS/Sports/Article/Island-s-athletes-have-long-legacy-under-the-Olympic-spotlight/8/203/38587|title=Island's athletes have long legacy under the Olympic spotlight|website=www.bermudasun.bm}}