Paul Head

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Paul Head
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1965-07-01) 1 July 1965 (age 58)
Forest Gate, Greater London
Sport
SportHammer throw
Club Newham & Essex Beagles AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Victoria hammer
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester hammer

Paul Head (born July 1, 1965, in Forest Gate, Greater London) is a male retired male hammer thrower from England.

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Athletics career

Head competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A member of the Newham & Essex Beagles Athletic Club he set his personal best (74.02 metres) in 1990.

He competed in four successive Commonwealth Games; he represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand [1] [2] before winning a silver medal when representing England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [3] [4] He represented England for the third time, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [5] [6] and then won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. [7]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 6th 68.14 m
European Championships Split, FR Yugoslavia 11th 72.68 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 20th (q) 68.52 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 22nd (q) 69.58 m
IAAF World Cup Havana, Cuba 6th 70.32 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 22nd (q) 68.88 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 2nd 70.18 m
IAAF World Cup London, United Kingdom 8th 68.38 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 70.36 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 3rd 68.60 m

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References

  1. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.