Judy Oakes

Judy Oakes

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1958-02-14) 14 February 1958 (age 67) Lewisham, Greater London
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Club	Croydon Harriers
Medal record Representing   England Women's athletics Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane Shot put 1994 Victoria Shot put 1998 Kuala Lumpur Shot put 1986 Edinburgh Shot put 1990 Auckland Shot put 1978 Edmonton Shot put Representing   Great Britain Women's weightlifting World Championships 1989 Manchester 82.5 kg Women's powerlifting IPF World Championships 1981 Honolulu 75 kg 1982 Birmingham 82.5 kg 1988 Brussels 82.5 kg 1983 Adelaide 82.5 kg 1990 Jonkoping 82.5 kg

Judith Miriam Oakes (born 14 February 1958 in Lewisham, Greater London) is a female retired English shot putter, powerlifter, and weightlifter.

Athletics career

Oakes represented Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Oakes competed in six consecutive Commonwealth Games from 1978 until 1998 and won a medal at every one of them. ^[2] She represented England and won a bronze medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ^[3] Four years later she represented England and won a gold medal, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. ^[4] A further four years later she represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^[5] The fourth appearance and medal came in 1990 when she represented England and won another silver, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. ^[6] The fifth and sixth medals were gold medals at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria ^[7] and the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. ^[8]

Her personal best put was 19.36 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Gateshead. This is still the British record. ^[9]

Oakes was British shot put champion a remarkable 18 times, after winning the British WAAA Championships title in 1979–1980, 1982–1988, 1990-1992, 1994-1998 and 2000. ^{[10] [11] [12]} Additnally she won the UK title 11 times.

Powerlifting career

She was World Champion in Powerlifting three times, and European Champion eight times. Her last British Record (a Squat of 202½kg in the 75 kg bodyweight class set in February 1989) lasted until June 2008, when Marie Thornton squatted 215 kg. ^[13]

In Weightlifting she was European Champion in 1989 and 1990. ^[14]

Awards

She was given an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1999. ^[15]

Achievements in athletics

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing   Great Britain and   England
1978	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	16.14 m
1979	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	3rd	15.66 m
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	1st	17.92 m
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	12th	17.52 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	4th	18.14 m
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	6th	17.83 m
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	2nd	18.75 m
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	14th	17.85 m
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	6th	18.14 m
	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	9th	17.85 m
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	15th (q)	18.43 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	16th (q)	18.34 m
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	2nd	18.43 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	14th (q)	17.81 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	1st	18.16 m
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	8th	17.77 m
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th (q)	17.87 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	4th	18.72 m
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	11th	18.34 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th	17.51 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	14th (q)	17.84 m
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	6th	18.42 m
	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	6th	18.12 m
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	18.83 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	13th (q)	17.81 m

References

1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
3. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
4. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
5. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
6. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
7. "Victoria 1994 Team". Team England. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
8. "Malaysia 1998 Team". Team England. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
9. UK All-Time Lists: Women – Throws – GBR Athletics
10. "Weekend results" . The Scotsman. 14 August 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
12. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
13. British Powerlifting News ^{[ permanent dead link ]} – British Weight Lifters
14. https://britishweightlifting.org/resources/judith-oakes-hall-of-fame-110522102654.pdf
15. "People's champions knighted". BBC News. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2007.

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Judy Oakes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
• Judy Oakes at World Athletics