Averil Williams

Williams finished third behind Doris Orphall in the javelin throw event at the 1956 WAAA Championships.^[3] The following year she became the national javelin champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1957 WAAA Championships^[4] and successfully retained the title at the 1958 WAAA Championships.^[5]

One month later, Williams represented England^[6] and won a bronze medal in the javelin at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.^[7][8]

After finishing second behind Sue Platt at the 1960 WAAA Championships^[9] she represented Great Britain at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, competing in the women's javelin throw competition.^[10]

Williams continued to compete for several years and finished second behind Ameli Koloska in the javelin event at the 1965 WAAA Championships^[11] and third behind Sue Platt at the 1969 WAAA Championships.^[12]

In 1970 she competed for Wales at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.^[1]