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| Born | 2 April 1968 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Sale Harriers, Manchester | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lorraine Amanda Shaw (born 2 April 1968) is an English hammer thrower.
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Lorraine Amanda Shaw (born 2 April 1968) is an English hammer thrower.
Shaw's personal best throw, and the previous British record, is 68.93 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. [1] She competed at four consecutive Commonwealth Games; starting in 1994 when she represented England in the hammer throw event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [2] [3] Four years later she represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [4] [5] This was followed by a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. [6]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 10th | Discus throw | 50.50 m |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd | Hammer throw | 62.66 m |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th | Hammer throw | 58.19 m | |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 14th | Hammer throw | 62.09 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 9th | Hammer throw | 64.27 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | Hammer throw | 65.89 m |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1st | Hammer throw | 66.83 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 20th (q) | Hammer throw | 61.50 m | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 10th | Hammer throw | 65.95 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 30th (q) | Hammer throw | 64.79 m |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 3rd | Hammer throw | 66.00 m |
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