Bronwyn Eagles

Bronwyn Eagles

Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1980-08-23) 23 August 1980 (age 44) Camden, New South Wales
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Australia World Championships 2001 Edmonton Hammer throw Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Hammer throw Oceania Championships 2010 Cairns Hammer throw
Updated on 24 April 2013

Bronwyn Eagles (born 23 August 1980) is an Australian Olympic athlete who competes in the hammer throw.

Eagles won one junior and six Australian Championships in the women's hammer throw event in her career. Other career highlights include a bronze medal at the World Championships and a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. ^[1]

In 2008, two years after her retirement, ^[2] Eagles resumed competition and went on to win her sixth national title at the Australian Championships.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Australia
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	8th	Hammer	56.77 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	Hammer throw	68.87 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	2nd	Hammer throw	65.24 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	15th	Hammer throw	64.97 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	32nd	Hammer throw	64.09 m
2010	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Australia	1st	Hammer throw	62.99 m CR

National championships

• Hammer throw: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 (6)

See also

• Australian athletics champions (Women)

References

1. Athletics Australia profile - Bronwyn Eagles Archived 20 July 2012 at archive.today
2. Athletics Australia - Eagles retires.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bronwyn Eagles". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.