Wixey taught at Churchdown Primary School, and then was a secondary school physical education teacher at Charlton Kings Secondary. She was a member of St Gregory's Athletic Club, and later was a committee member and team manager for the Gloucestershire Schools Athletics Association. In 1997 she was named best senior sportswoman in the United Kingdom by the
London Mirror. In 2007, aged 85, she took part in
triple jump, and was still
high jumping at the age of 75. In 2010, she held regional titles in discus, shot put and javelin. As of 2012, at the age of 91, Wixey continued to compete regularly at
Veteran 90 level, alongside track and field athletes of all ages at Open Meetings in England and with Veteran athletes at British National, European and World Masters Championships. In April 2012, Wixey travelled to
Jyvaskyla, Finland where she competed in the
World Masters Athletics Championships, achieving silver medals in five events:
60m sprint,
discus,
shot put,
javelin and
long jump. In May 2012 she was an Olympic torch bearer for the Cheltenham area. Wixey died at the age of 96 in December 2017. == References ==