Bronwyn Eagles is an Australia

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 athlete who competes in the hammer throw

Hammer throw

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Eagles has won five Australian Championships

Australian Championships in Athletics

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 in the women's hammer throw event. Her career highlights include a bronze medal at the World Championships

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 and a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games

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The Commonwealth and Australian record-holder, with a best throw of 71.12m in 2001, she announced her retirement in 2006

In 2008, Eagles resumed competition for the fun of it and went on to win her fifth national title at the Australian Championships.

Achievements

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2001	World Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw The final of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada was held on Tuesday August 7, 2001. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes...	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	68.87 m
2002	Commonwealth Games 2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...	Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	2nd	65.24 m Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw The women's hammer throw event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 26 July.-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualification: 63.00 m or at least 12 best qualified for the final.-Final:-References:** at BBC...
2003	World Championships 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw These are the official results of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with the final held on Thursday 28 August 2003.-Medalists:-Schedule:...	Paris, France	15th	64.97 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	32nd	64.09 m
2010	Oceania Championships 2010 Oceania Athletics Championships The 2010 Oceania Athletics Championships was the 10th edition of the Oceania Athletics Championships, organised under the supervision of the Oceania Athletic Association, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia in September. It was fourth time the championship were held in Australia. Athletes competed at...	Cairns, Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	1st	62.99 m (CR)