Paul Head
British hammer thrower
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Paul Head (born 1 July 1965) is a male retired hammer thrower from England who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1965 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Newham & Essex Beagles AC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Head competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.[1] A member of the Newham & Essex Beagles Athletic Club he set his personal best (74.02 metres) on 30 August 1990.
He competed in four successive Commonwealth Games; he represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand[2][3] before winning a silver medal when representing England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.[4][5] He represented England for the third time, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[6][7] and then won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[8]
Head was 12-times British hammer throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title in 1990, 1993 and 1997, the UK Athletics Championships in 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1997[9] and by virtue of being the best placed AAA British athlete in 1989 and 1992.[10]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain and  England | ||||
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 6th | 68.14 m |
| European Championships | Split, FR Yugoslavia | 11th | 72.68 m | |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 20th (q) | 68.52 m |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 22nd (q) | 69.58 m |
| IAAF World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 6th | 70.32 m | |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 22nd (q) | 68.88 m |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 2nd | 70.18 m |
| IAAF World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 8th | 68.38 m | |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | 70.36 m |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 3rd | 68.60 m |
