Lee Newman (born 1 May 1973) is a Welsh male athlete who competes in the

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 ...

and discus events. He has personal best distances of 18.85 metres and 60.48 metres respectively in these events. Newman was National Record Holder in the Discus for more than a decade. Newman coached his then wife, Shelley Newman (nee Drew) to the Olympic Games in Discus in 2004. After retiring from sports, Newman built a successful career in Private Equity running multi-national companies.

Athletics career

Newman competed in the discus event at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia finishing 7th and competed in both the discus and shot put events at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

in Manchester, England finishing 8th and 11th respectively. He has won three bronze medals at British championships, two in the shot put in 1994 and 1999 and one in the discus in 1999.

References

1973 births Living people British male discus throwers British male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales {{Wales-athletics-bio-stub