Julie Dunkley

Julie Dunkley

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	11 September 1979 Dartford, Kent, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	shot put
Club	Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers

Julie Dunkley (born 11 September 1979) is an English female former athlete who competed in the women's shot put. She has a personal best distance of 16.40 metres.

Biography

Dunkley, a member of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, ^[1] finished second behind Myrtle Augee in the shot put event at the 1999 AAA Championships ^[2] and continued to podium for four consecutive years; second in 2000 behind Judy Oakes, ^[3] second behind Jo Duncan in 2001 and second to Augee again in 2002. ^{[4] [5]}

Dunkley represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, finishing 7th, ^[6] and was third behind Jo Duncan at the 2003 AAAs. ^[7]

Dunkley finally became the British shot put champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2004 AAA Championships and proceeded to win twice more at the 2005 AAA Championships and 2006 AAA Championships. ^[2]

Dunkley represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, finishing 10th. ^[8]

Dunkley was also a two-time National indoor champion, winning two indoor titles in 2001 and 2006. ^[9]

References

1. "Athlete Profile". power of 10.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
3. "Athletics" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 14 August 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Weekend results - Athletics" . The Scotsman. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
6. "Manchester 2002 Team". Team England. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
7. "Athletics" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
9. "Athlete Profile". World Athletics.