Cheryl Webb
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Cheryl Webb is an Australia
n race walker. Webb won the bronze medal in the 20km race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne
. She is self coached since 2004.
Webb made her international debut in 2004. She finished 38th in the 20km race at the 2004 Summer Olympics
and 21st in the same event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
.
2009 National Champion (Fastest Australian female on Australian soil of all time over 20km, 1.29.44)
2006 Commonwealth Games (3rd, 1.36.03)
2006 World Walking Cup (37th, 1.36.33)
2005 World Championships (21st, 1.33.58)
2004 Athens Olympic Games (38th, 1.37.40)
2004 World Walking Cup (26th, 1.31.42)
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 race walker. Webb won the bronze medal in the 20km race at 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...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. She is self coached since 2004.
Webb made her international debut in 2004. She finished 38th in the 20km race at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
and 21st in the same event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
.
Achievements
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2005 | World Championships 2005 World Championships in Athletics The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of... |
Helsinki, Finland | 21st | 20 km 2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 20 km Walk The Women's 20 km race walk event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 7 in the streets of Helsinki with the start at 11:35h local time, and the goal line situated in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:... |
2009 | World Championships 2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate.... |
Berlin, Germany | DSQ | 20 km 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk The Women's 20 km Walk event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held throughout the city of Berlin on August 16, beginning and ending at the Brandenburg Gate.... |
Statistics
2009 National Champion (Fastest Australian female on Australian soil of all time over 20km, 1.29.44)
2006 Commonwealth Games (3rd, 1.36.03)
2006 World Walking Cup (37th, 1.36.33)
2005 World Championships (21st, 1.33.58)
2004 Athens Olympic Games (38th, 1.37.40)
2004 World Walking Cup (26th, 1.31.42)