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Lorraine Shaw

Lorraine Shaw
Personal information
Born (1968-04-02) 2 April 1968 (age 56)
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubSale Harriers, Manchester
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur hammer
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester hammer
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne hammer

Lorraine Amanda Shaw (born 2 April 1968) is an English hammer thrower.

Athletics career

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Shaw's personal best throw, and the previous British record, is 68.93 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough.[1] She competed at four consecutive Commonwealth Games; starting in 1994 when she represented England in the hammer throw event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3] Four years later she represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4][5] This was followed by a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[6]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 10th Discus throw 50.50 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd Hammer throw 62.66 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th Hammer throw 58.19 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 14th Hammer throw 62.09 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 9th Hammer throw 64.27 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 6th Hammer throw 65.89 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 1st Hammer throw 66.83 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 20th (q) Hammer throw 61.50 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 10th Hammer throw 65.95 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 30th (q) Hammer throw 64.79 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 3rd Hammer throw 66.00 m

References

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  1. ^ UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
  2. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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