Karen Pugh

Karen Pugh

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	Q3, 1965 Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	discus throw
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh discus

Karen Lavinia Pugh (born Q3, 1965), is a female former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Pugh finished second behind Lynda Whiteley in the discus throw event at the 1984 WAAA Championships ^[1] and second behind Julia Avis at the 1984 WAAA Championships. ^[2]

Pugh represented England and won a bronze medal in the discus event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pugh finished third during four consecutive years at the AAA Championships from 1986 to 1989. ^[6]

References

1. "Plucky Win for Fatima" . Sunday Express. 17 June 1984. Retrieved 20 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
3. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
4. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 March 2025.