| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 19 February 1963 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics and Weightlifting |
Margaret Tracey Lynes (born 19 February 1963) is a female English former Shot putter and Weightlifter.
Lynes represented England in the shot put at the Commonwealth Games in 1994 and 1998, [1] [2] [3] and Great Britain at the 1994 European Championships. She won a total of 22 medals at AAA, UK and AAA Indoor Championships between 1986 and 1998, including twice winning the AAA Indoor Championships title (1993/94), [4] finishing second at the 1993 UK Championships, [5] and second at the 1995 AAA Championships. [6]
Lynes also competed for Great Britain in weightlifting, and was one of the pioneers of women's competitive weightlifting. She was a triple gold medallist at the first EEC weightlifting championships and went on to win a total of six European Championship medals, including two gold medals in the Clean and Jerk. She narrowly missed a medal in the Clean and Jerk at the 1989 World championships, finishing fourth by virtue of a slightly heavier body-weight.
Lynes went on to compete for England in weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, [7] where she finished 6th, becoming the first English athlete to compete in two different sports at the Commonwealth Games. [8]
She was appointed England team manager for the weightlifting squad at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. [9]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain | |||||
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th (q) | 16.16 m | |
Representing  England | |||||
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 6th | 16.23 m | |
| Representing England | |||||
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 7th | 15.18m | |
| Representing England | |||||
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 6th | 175 kg | |
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