Andy Frost (hammer thrower)
British athlete (born 1981)
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Andrew Derek Frost (born 17 April 1981) is a British former athlete who competed in the hammer throw. He has a personal best distance of 72.79 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1981 Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Woodford Green with Essex Ladies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Frost born in the Isle of Wight, represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[2]
He later competed for Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. He just missed bronze medals by finishing 4th in both events. He also competed for Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland finishing 9th.
He is a four time British hammer throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title in 2005 and 2006 and the British Athletics Championships in 2007 and 2013.[3][4]
In 2023, he won the hammer gold medal at the Island Games.[5]