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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1965 Greenwich, Greater London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cambridge Harriers, Bexleyheath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Myrtle Sharon Mary Augee (born 4 February 1965 in Greenwich, Greater London) is a female retired English shot putter. Augee now works as a custodial manager in a prison and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours. [1]
Augee represented Great Britain in the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics. [2]
She competed at four Commonwealth Games and won a medal on all four occasions. Representing England in 1986 she won a bronze medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [3] [4] Four years later she represented England and won a gold medal, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [5] [6] This was followed by a silver medal, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [7] [8] The final appearance was when she represented England and won another silver, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [9] [10]
Her personal best put was 19.03 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Cardiff placing her second on the British outdoor list, behind Judy Oakes. [11] She was also a World Champion in powerlifting, and a World Championship medalist in weightlifting. She was the last British lifter to win an overall weightlifting medal until Sarah Davies won silver in 2021.
Anthony Alexander Jarrett is a male former sprint and hurdling athlete from England.
Michael David Jones is an English retired athlete who competed in the hammer throw.
Kim Simmone Geraldine Jacobs is a female retired British athlete who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She represented Great Britain at four Olympic Games (1984–96), winning a bronze medal as a 17-year-old at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in the 4 x 100 metres relay. She also won a relay bronze medal at the 1990 European Championships and relay medals at three Commonwealth Games.
Michael Christopher Hill is a male English former javelin thrower who was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Judith Miriam Oakes is a female retired English shot putter, powerlifter, and weightlifter.
Angela Mary Littlewood is a female retired English shot putter.
Yvonne W. A. Hanson-Nortey is a retired female shot putter from England. She was affiliated with the Hallamshire Harriers.
John Alun Adolphus Herbert is an English former sportsperson, who represented Great Britain as both a triple jumper and a bobsledder. Competing in athletics, he won the gold medal for England in the triple jump at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. He represented Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics. He competed in the four-man bobsleigh event at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Linda Staines is a female former British track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul in both the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1993 World Championships. She also won four medals at the Commonwealth Games, including an individual silver medal in the 400 metres in 1990 and two relay gold medals.
David Smith is a retired hammer thrower from Great Britain.
Gillian Gowers is an English retired badminton player.
Joanne Loraine "Jo" Jennings is a female retired high jumper from England.
Lisa Martine Kehler is a female retired race walker from England.
Paul Head is a male retired male hammer thrower from England.
Ian R Peel is a British sport shooter who has represented Great Britain in the Summer Olympic Games on three occasions.
Claire Marie Huddart is an English former freestyle swimmer.
Andrew "Andy" John Ashurst is male British former pole vaulter.
Stephanie Lana "Stephi" Douglas is a retired female English athlete who specialised in sprinting events.
Peter May is a British male weightlifter.
Andrew John Callard is a British male weightlifter.
Commonwealth Games champions in women's shot put | |
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