Joanne Duncan (athlete)

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Jo Duncan
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1966-12-27) 27 December 1966 (age 58)
Plaistow, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventshot put
Club Essex Ladies AC

Joanne Sharon Angela Duncan (born 27 December 1966) is an English former shot putter.

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Biography

Duncan, born in Plaistow, [1] finished third behind Myrtle Augee in the shot put event at the 1999 AAA Championships. [2]

Duncan was twice British shot put champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2001 AAA Championships [3] and 2003 AAA Championships. [4] In between she represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. [5]

Duncan was unable to regain the AAA title from 2004 to 2006, as Julie Dunkley sealed three consecutive wins but Duncan was selected again to represent the England team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. [6]

Duncan won her third and final national title at the 2008 British Athletics Championships. [2]

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. [7]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 6thShot put [8]
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 8thShot put [9]

References

  1. ↑ Joanne Duncan Archived 2016-10-27 at the Wayback Machine . Melbourne2006. Retrieved on 2015-06-17.
  2. 1 2 "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Athletics" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Manchester 2002 Team". Team England. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  7. ↑ UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
  8. ↑ 2002 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
  9. ↑ 2006 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
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