Lorraine Shaw
English hammer thrower
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Lorraine Amanda Shaw (born 2 April 1968) is an English hammer thrower who competed at two Olympic Games.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1968 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sale Harriers Manchester | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
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, 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]
Domestically, Shaw won seven AAA hammer throw titles in 1994,[7] 1998, 2000,[8] 2001,[9] 2002,[10] 2003 and 2004.[11][12]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 |
