Margaret Tracey Lynes (born 19 February 1963) is a female English former

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 ...

ter and Weightlifter.

Athletics career

Lynes represented England in the shot put at the Commonwealth Games in 1994 and 1998, and Great Britain at the 1994 European Championships. She won a total of 22 medals at AAA, UK and AAA Indoor Championships between 1986 and 1998, including twice winning the

AAA Indoor Championships The AAA Indoor Championships was an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost indoor domestic athletics event during its lifetime. The event was first held in 1935, fol ...

title (1993/94), finishing second at the 1993 UK Championships, and second at the

1995 AAA Championships The 1995 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 15 to 16 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships ...

Weightlifting career

Lynes also competed for Great Britain in weightlifting, and was one of the pioneers of women's competitive weightlifting. She was a triple gold medallist at the first EEC weightlifting championships and went on to win a total of six European Championship medals, including two gold medals in the Clean and Jerk. She narrowly missed a medal in the Clean and Jerk at the 1989 World championships, finishing fourth by virtue of a slightly heavier body-weight. Lynes went on to compete for England in weightlifting 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 ...

, where she finished 6th, becoming the first English athlete to compete in two different sports at the Commonwealth Games. She was appointed England team manager for the weightlifting squad at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.

International competitions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynes, Maggie 1963 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Living people Commonwealth Games competitors for England English female shot putters British female shot putters English female weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games