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Born | Hendon, Middlesex | 2 February 1963
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Country | English |
Sport | Athletics |
Julia Mary Avis (born 2 February 1963) is a female former track and field athlete who competed for England in the discus throw. [1]
Avis became the British and English champion in 1985 when she won both the 1985 UK Athletics Championships and the AAA Championships in the discus. [2]
Avis represented England in the discus event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [3] [4] [5]
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