Joanne Duncan
Encyclopedia
Joanne Sharon Angela Duncan (born 27 December 1966) is an English
shot put
ter.
Her personal best put is 17.13 metres, achieved in August 2006 in Crawley
. This places her seventh on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Judy Oakes
, Myrtle Augee
, Meg Ritchie
, Venissa Head
, Angela Littlewood
and Yvonne Hanson-Nortey
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
ter.
Her personal best put is 17.13 metres, achieved in August 2006 in Crawley
Crawley
Crawley is a town and local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England. It is south of Charing Cross, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town of Chichester, covers an area of and had a population of 99,744 at the time of the 2001 Census.The area has...
. This places her seventh on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Judy Oakes
Judy Oakes
Judith Miriam Oakes is a retired English shot putter. She was given an Order of the British Empire in 1999....
, Myrtle Augee
Myrtle Augee
Myrtle Sharon Mary Augee is a retired English shot putter. Her personal best put was 19.03 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Cardiff. This places her second on the British outdoor list, behind Judy Oakes. She was also a World Champion in powerlifting.-Achievements:-References:*...
, Meg Ritchie
Meg Ritchie
Margaret Elizabeth Ritchie is a retired Scottish discus thrower. She won the Scottish championships in discus 7 times.And in shot put she won 3 Scottish titles. She also won the U.K. championships 4 times in the discus, and also won three AAA's discus titles.Her personal best throw was 67.48...
, Venissa Head
Venissa Head
Venissa Anne Head is a former international track and field athlete from Wales.A member of the Cardiff Athletic Club she was part of the British Olympic team for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she took sixth place in the shot put final and seventh place in the discus final.Head...
, Angela Littlewood
Angela Littlewood
Angela Mary Littlewood is a retired English shot putter.Her personal best put was 17.53 metres, achieved in July 1980 in Moscow. This places her fifth on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Judy Oakes, Myrtle Augee, Meg Ritchie and Venissa Head. It was the British record at the...
and Yvonne Hanson-Nortey
Yvonne Hanson-Nortey
Yvonne W. A. Hanson-Nortey is a retired female shot putter from England. She was affiliated with Hallamshire Harriers.Her personal best put was 17.45 metres, achieved in July 1989 in London...
.
Achievements
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| 2002 | Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium from the 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays... |
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6th | Shot put | |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 25 March 2006. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Furthermore, three men's and three women's disability events were held within the programme... |
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8th | Shot put | |