Janette Picton
English discus thrower
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Janette Picton (born 4 March 1963), is a female former athlete who competed for England.
Biography
Picton became the British discus throw champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1982 WAAA Championships.[1][2]
Picton represented England in the discus, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[3]
Picton won a second discus AAA title at the 1989 AAA Championships[4] and the following year represented England in the discus event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6]
After she retired from the discus event she took up marathon running in 1993 and finished in 32nd place during the 1994 London Marathon.
