Charlotte MacGibbon
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Charlotte Cecilia MacGibbon-Weeks (born 27 September 1924) is a former Australia
n athlete who competed in the javelin
.
In 1940, MacGibbon won her first national title
in the javelin aged just 15. In total, she won six national championships between 1940 and 1952, including the Discus
on two occasions.
At the 1950 British Empire Games she became the first Australian athlete to win an international throwing event, taking the javelin with a distance 38.84m.
In 2006, at the age of 81, she participated in the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Queen's baton relay
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...
n athlete who competed in the javelin
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
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In 1940, MacGibbon won her first national title
Australian Championships in Athletics
The Australian Athletics Championships or Australian Open Track and Field Championships are held annually to determine Australia's champion athletes in a range of athletics events. The championships are the primary qualification trial for athletes wishing to compete at the Olympic Games,...
in the javelin aged just 15. In total, she won six national championships between 1940 and 1952, including the Discus
Discus
Discus, "disk" in Latin, may refer to:* Discus , a progressive rock band from Indonesia* Discus , a fictional character from the Marvel Comics Universe and enemy of Luke Cage* Discus , a freshwater fish popular with aquarium keepers...
on two occasions.
At the 1950 British Empire Games she became the first Australian athlete to win an international throwing event, taking the javelin with a distance 38.84m.
In 2006, at the age of 81, she participated in the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
Queen's baton relay
See also
- Australian athletics champions (Women)