Julia Avis

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Julia Avis
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1963-02-02) 2 February 1963 (age 62)
Hendon, Middlesex
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventdiscus throw
Club Barnet Ladies

Julia Mary Avis (born 2 February 1963) is a female former track and field athlete who competed for England in the discus throw. [1]

Biography

Avis a member of Barnet Ladies, finished third behind Lynda Whiteley in the discus throw event at the 1983 WAAA Championships. [2] [3]

Avis became the British discus throw champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1985 WAAA Championships. [4] In addition she also won the 1985 UK Athletics Championships title. [5]

Avis represented England in the discus event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [6] [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ UNITED KINGDOM ALL-TIME LISTS - YOUTH (UNDER 18) WOMEN. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Athletics" . Sunday Express. 31 July 1983. Retrieved 16 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Athletics" . Sunday Express. 28 July 1985. Retrieved 20 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ↑ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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