Laura Douglas is a Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 hammer throw

Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

er.

Her personal best throw is 64.74 metres, achieved in August 2010 in Hendon

Hendon

Hendon is a London suburb situated northwest of Charing Cross.-History:Hendon was historically a civil parish in the county of Middlesex. The manor is described in Domesday , but the name, 'Hendun' meaning 'at the highest hill', is earlier...

. This places her seventh on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Lorraine Shaw

Lorraine Shaw

Lorraine Shaw is an English hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68.93 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. This is the British record.-Achievements:-References:* at Sporting Heroes...

, Shirley Webb

Shirley Webb

Shirley Webb is a British hammer thrower and Gladiator. 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...

, Zoe Derham

Zoe Derham

Zoe Lianne Derham is a female hammer thrower from England. Her personal best throw is 68.63 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Loughborough. This places her second on the British all-time list, behind Lorraine Shaw, who is also her coach.-Achievements:-External links:**...

, Carys Parry

Carys Parry

Carys Parry is a Welsh hammer thrower.Parry was born in Church Village, Rhondda Cynon Taf. She finished sixth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne with a personal best throw of 61.80 metres....

, Sophie Hitchon

Sophie Hitchon

Sophie Hitchon is an English hammer thrower. Her personal best throw of 69.59 metres - achieved at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic - is the current British record.-Early life:...

 and Sarah Holt. Douglas is also ranked second all-time amongst Welsh throwers, behind Parry. She will represent Wales at the Commonwealth Games for a third consecutive time in 2010.

Achievements

Representing and
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...	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... , England 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...	19th (q)	50.12 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...
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...	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... , 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...	9th	60.35 m Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw The women's hammer throw event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held on March 20.-Results:-References:*...