Ann Elizabeth Packer MBE (born 8 March 1942) is an English former sprinter, hurdler and long jumper.

[1] When she was selected for the 1964 British Olympic team Packer worked as a physical education teacher at Coombe County Girls' School, New Malden, Surrey.

Disappointed, Packer planned to skip the 800m event and have a shopping trip instead, until her fiancé, Robbie Brightwell persuaded her to compete.

Before the Olympics, Packer only had five domestic 800m races;[1] she had taken up a longer distance to improve her stamina, and earned the third British spot at the last minute.

"[2] Packer's winning performance is featured in Tokyo Olympiad, the official documentary of the games directed by Kon Ichikawa.

[7] Ann was coached by Denis Watts and was a member of Reading Athletic Club when she was selected for the British Olympic team.

In 1966 Packer appeared in an experiment for the BBC TV history programme, Chronicle to see how far geese could walk in a day.