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Athletics At The 1982 Commonwealth Games – Women's Shot Put
The women's shot put event at the Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. Results References Results (The Sydney Morning Herald) {{DEFAULTSORT:Shot Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Shot put at the Commonwealth Games, 1982 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shot Put
The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olympics, revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948. The shot put is part of the most common Combined track and field events, combined events, the decathlon, the Women's Heptathlon, women's and men's heptathlon and the women's pentathlon. History Homer mentions competitions of rock throwing by soldiers during the Trojan War, siege of Troy but there is no record of any weights being thrown in Greek competitions. The first evidence for Stone put, stone- or weight-throwing events were in the Scottish Highlands, and date back to approximately the first century. In the 16th century Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII was noted for his prowess in court competitions of weight and hammer throwing. The first eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Ionesco
Carmen Ionesco (birth name Carmen Ionescu; born July 28, 1951, in Bucharest, Romania) is a retired discus thrower and shot putter, who competed for Romania and Canada at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King .... She represented Romania in her first Olympic appearance, at Munich in 1972. Following her emigration to Canada, Ionesco competed for Canada at two Commonwealth Games (1978 and 1982), the 1979 Pan American Games, and the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Her younger sister Florența competed for Romania in the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics. Achievements References * * Canadian female discus throwers Canadian female shot putters Romanian female discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Olaba
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Mariette Van Heerden
Margaritha Constantia "Mariette" Van Heerden (born 22 November 1952) is a Zimbabwean former discus thrower and shot puter. Biography Van Heerden was born in Southern Rhodesia but grew up in South Africa and was the holder of South African records in shot put and discus throw as well as a multiple South African champion in both these events (1980 and 1981). She was awarded Springbok colours during the years of the international sports boycott of South Africa.Russouw, Johann"History of the Olympics"''The Medalist''. October 2012: p.9 Retrieved 4 December 2017 Van Heerden finished second behind Angela Littlewood in the shot put and second behind Meg Ritchie in the discus throw event at the British 1981 WAAA Championships. Van Heerden competed in the discus at the 1984 Summer Olympics, representing Zimbabwe. She also represented Zimbabwe in the discus at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, 1983 World Championships and 1985 African Championships in Athletics. Van Heerden also competed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Ritchie
Margaret "Meg" Elizabeth Stone Ritchie (born 6 July 1952) is a retired Scottish discus thrower and Shot putter. She reached the Olympic finals at discus in Moscow 1980 (9th) and Los Angeles 1984 (5th). She also won the 1982 Commonwealth Games title. Her discus best of 67.48 metres has stood as the British record since 1981, while her shot put best of 18.99 metres has stood as the Scottish record since 1983. Athletics career Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Ritchie won the Scottish championships in discus seven times and in shot put she won three Scottish titles. She also won the UK Championships four times in the discus, and three AAA discus titles. Her personal best throw was , achieved in April 1981 in Walnut. This is the current NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field and British record.UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Littlewood
Angela Mary Littlewood (born 24 September 1949 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is a female retired English shot putter. Biography Littlewood attended Clifton Hall Girls' Grammar School. She played at left inner for Sherwood Juniors hockey team and was the all-England school champion at shot put. She lived on Bramhall Road in Bilborough, the daughter of Betty Littlewood, a Labour councillor on Nottingham City Council. She wanted to become a PE teacher or go to physiotherapy college. Littlewood went to Nonington College of Physical Education in Nonington, Kent, to be a PE teacher and was elected as the college's first ever Sabbatical officer in 1972. In 1974 she played netball for the county, with Sue Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Loughborough. In 1975 she returned to competition, after injury. She moved from Nottingham in 1976 to teach in London. Athletics career Littlewood became the British shot put champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1982 Commonwealth Games
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Bev Francis
Beverley "Bev" Francis (born 15 February 1955) is an Australian gym owner and retired professional bodybuilder, powerlifter, and national shot put champion. Early life Beverley Francis was born on 15 February 1955 in Geelong, Victoria, the youngest of five children. As a child she dreamed of playing football. In 1976, she graduated from the University of Melbourne, where she obtained a degree in physical education and a teaching diploma. She then worked as a high school physical education and mathematics teacher for eight years. Career Shot put As a teenager, Francis became an accomplished shot putter. In February 1974, she began serious training. In 1977, she broke the Australian shot put record. From 1977 to 1979 and 1981 to 1982, she was an Australian track and field team member. She missed the 1980 track season due to a knee injury. In 1982, she won the Australian national shot put championships. Along with shot put, she performed the discus throw, javelin thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Hauch
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