Myrtle Augee

English shot putter (born 1965) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Myrtle Sharon Mary Augee (born 4 February 1965) is a female English retired shot putter who competed at two Olympic Games. Augee was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.[1]

NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1965-02-04) 4 February 1965 (age 61)
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
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Myrtle Augee
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1965-02-04) 4 February 1965 (age 61)
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubCambridge Harriers
Bromley Ladies
Medal record
Representing  England
Women's athletics
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandShot put
Silver medal – second place1994 VictoriaShot put
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala LumpurShot put
Bronze medal – third place1986 EdinburghShot put
Representing  Great Britain
Women's weightlifting
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1994 Istanbul+83 kg
Women's powerlifting
IPF World Championships
Gold medal – first place1988 Brussels+90 kg
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Biography

Augee represented Great Britain in the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]

She competed at four Commonwealth Games and won a medal on all four occasions. Representing England in 1986 she won a bronze medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4] Four years later she represented England and won a gold medal, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6] This was followed by a silver medal, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[7][8] The final appearance was when she represented England and won another silver, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[9][10]

Augee was a five-times WAAA Championships/AAA Championships champion winning the British shot put title in 1989, 1992, 1993,[11] 1999 and 2002.[12][13][14][15]

Her personal best put was 19.03 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Cardiff, placing her second on the British outdoor list, behind Judy Oakes.[16]

She was also a World Champion in powerlifting, and a World Championship medalist in weightlifting. She was the last British lifter to win an overall weightlifting medal until Sarah Davies won silver in 2021.

Augee now works as a custodial manager in a prison.[citation needed]

Achievements in athletics

References

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