Meg Ritchie
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Margaret Elizabeth Ritchie (born 6 July 1952 in Kirkcaldy
, Fife
) is a retired Scottish
discus throw
er. 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 metres, achieved in April 1981 in Walnut. This is the current NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field and British record. In 1982 she won the NCAA Division 1 Championships shot/discus double in America. Then she won Commonwealth Gold in the Discus in Brisbane.
In the shot put
her personal best was 18.99 metres, achieved in May 1983 in Tucson. This is the current NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field record as well as the Scottish national record, and places her third on the British outdoor list, behind Judy Oakes
and Myrtle Augee
.
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
, Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
) is a retired Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
discus throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er. 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 metres, achieved in April 1981 in Walnut. This is the current NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field and British record. In 1982 she won the NCAA Division 1 Championships shot/discus double in America. Then she won Commonwealth Gold in the Discus in Brisbane.
In the 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....
her personal best was 18.99 metres, achieved in May 1983 in Tucson. This is the current NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field record as well as the Scottish national record, and places her third on the British outdoor 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....
and 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:*...
.
Achievements
Representing and | ||||
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1978 | Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games At the 1978 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada. A total of 38 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 15 by female athletes.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Key:-References:... |
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8th | Shot put |
4th | Discus throw | |||
1980 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal... |
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9th | Discus throw |
1982 | Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games At the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events took place at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia from 3–9 October 1982. A total of 39 events were contested, 23 for men and 16 for women athletes.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Key:... |
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1st | Discus throw |
1983 | World Championships 1983 World Championships in Athletics The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983.... |
Helsinki, Finland | 8th | Discus throw 1983 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 14, 1983.-Medalists:-Schedule:... |
16th | Shot put | |||
1984 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:... |
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5th | Discus throw |