Zoe Derham

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Zoe Lianne Derham (born 24 November 1980 in Bristol) is an English hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68.63 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Loughborough. This places her fourth on the British all-time list, behind Lorraine Shaw, [1] who is also her coach. [2]

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
1999 European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia20th (q)49.47 m [3]
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands22nd (q) 55.53 m [4]
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom8th 59.57 m
2005 World Student Games İzmir, Turkey11th 62.54 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia5th 61.92 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden39th (q) 56.94 m
2007 World Student Games Bangkok, Thailand14th 59.14 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China35th (q) 64.74 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany NM
2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India3rd 64.04 m

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References

  1. UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
  2. Derham preparation hit by illness . BBC Sport (6 August 2009). Retrieved on 2009-08-06.
  3. wjah.co.uk
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