Shirley Webb

She was born in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England, and is the daughter of Andrew Webb, a Scottish international hurdler who competed at the Commonwealth Games. She attended The King's School, Tynemouth and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Mathematics.

Webb represented the Scotland team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, finishing 16th in the hammer throw event. The following year Webb, finished second behind Lorraine Shaw at the 2003 AAA Championships^[2] and produced the same result at the 2004 AAA Championships.^[3]

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Webb represented Great Britain.^[4]

In 2005, she won the European Cup for Great Britain. This was the same year that she became the British hammer throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2005 AAA Championships.^[5] She represented the Scotland team again at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.^[6]

Her personal best throw is 67.58 m (221 ft 8+1⁄2 in) which is the Scottish record, and places her fifth on the British outdoor all-time list.^[7]

Webb became a patron of Meningitis UK after suffering from viral meningitis.^{[citation needed]}