Anne Farquhar

Anne Farquhar

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	8 October 1948 Battersea, London, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Selsonia Ladies AC
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh javelin

Anne Farquhar (born 1948), is a female former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Farquhar finished second behind Sue Platt in the javelin event at the 1968 WAAA Championships. ^{[1] [2]}

She represented England and won a silver medal in the javelin, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Farquhar became the national javelin throw champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1978 WAAA Championships. ^[6]

References

1. "World-Beater Vera" . Sunday Post. 21 July 1968. Retrieved 2 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
3. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
4. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2025.