Lyn Sprules

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Lyn Sprules
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1975-09-11) 11 September 1975 (age 49)
Surrey, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventhammer throw
Club Borough of Hounslow AC

Lyn Sprules (born 11 September 1975) is an English retired hammer thrower.

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Biography

Sprules became a double British hammer throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships titles at the 1996 AAA Championships [1] and 1997 AAA Championships. [2]

Sprules represented England in the hammer throw event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [3] [4] [5] and the following year in 1999 regained the AAA title for her third success. [6]

Sprules personal best throw is 63.96 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Bedford. This places her fourth on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Lorraine Shaw, Shirley Webb and Zoe Derham. [7]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 3rd 61.70 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th 57.68 m
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7th 59.01 m

References

  1. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Athletics" . Birmingham Daily Post. 26 August 1997. Retrieved 1 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  7. ↑ UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
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