Charlotte Payne (born 20 March 2002) is a British

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

er, who won the hammer throw events at the

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and 2023 British Athletics Championships, and came second in the under-23s events at the 2022 European Throwing Cup and 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships. Payne is

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, and holds the world record for a deaf woman in the hammer throw.

Early life

Payne was diagnosed as

at the age of three, and told that it would impact her balance. Payne started competing in sports at the age of six. After trying

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long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

and

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

, she started competing in the

in 2013. Her first event was the Berkshire Championships, where she set a championship record. Payne is from

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, Berkshire, England, and as of 2022, she lived in

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in Berkshire.

Career

Payne trains at

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. She was selected for the

2020 European Throwing Cup The European Throwing Cup (until 2016 European Cup Winter Throwing) is an annual continental athletics competition for athletes specialising in the events of discus, javelin and hammer throwing and the shot put. The winter event, organised every Ma ...

, though the event was later cancelled due to the

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. At the

2021 European Athletics U20 Championships The 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships were the 26th edition of the biennial European U20 athletics championships. They were held in Tallinn, Estonia from 15 July to 18 July. The 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships had been held in ...

, Payne finished fourth in the hammer throw event, and was a captain of the British team. In December 2021, she was included in the

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Futures programme. Payne was not selected for the

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, as Anna Purchase was chosen instead. Payne came second in the under-23s hammer throw event at the 2022 European Throwing Cup. She won the hammer throw event at the

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; her throw of 70.59 metres was the third longest ever by a British woman, and made her the youngest British woman ever to throw more than in the event. Payne won the event by over , and beat the world record for a deaf woman by nearly . Later in the year, she won the hammer throw events at the under-23 and senior England Athletics Championships, and competed at the

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. In December 2022, she was nominated for the British Deaf Sports Personality of the Year award. Payne retained her British title at the 2023 British Athletics Championships. At the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships, she finished second in the

competition.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Payne, Charlotte 2002 births Living people English female hammer throwers Deaf competitors in athletics English deaf people Sportspeople from Reading, Berkshire European Games competitors for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games British Athletics Championships winners