Paul Head

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Paul Head
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1965-07-01) 1 July 1965 (age 60)
Forest Gate, Greater London
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventHammer 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) is a male retired hammer thrower from England who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Head competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. [1] A member of the Newham & Essex Beagles Athletic Club he set his personal best (74.02 metres) in 1990 on the 30 August.

He competed in four successive Commonwealth Games; he represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand [2] [3] before winning a silver medal when representing England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. [4] [5] He represented England for the third time, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [6] [7] and then won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. [8]

Head was 12-times British hammer throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title in 1990, 1993 and 1997, the UK Athletics Championships in 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1997 [9] and by virtue of being the best placed AAA British athlete in 1989 and 1992. [10]

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  9. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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