Carys Parry (born 24 July 1981) is a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

hammer thrower. Parry was born in

Church Village Church Village ( cy, Pentre'r Eglwys) is a large village in the historic parish and community of Llantwit Fardre, located within the Taff Ely district of the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales. The village is centrally located being ...

, Rhondda Cynon Taf. She finished sixth at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

in Melbourne with a personal best throw of 61.80 metres. Her current personal best throw is 66.31 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Birmingham. This is a Welsh record and places Parry fourth amongst British hammer throwers, behind Commonwealth champions

Lorraine Shaw Lorraine Amanda Shaw (born 2 April 1968) is an English hammer thrower. Athletics career Shaw's personal best throw, and the previous British record, is 68.93 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. She competed at four consecutive Commo ...

and Shirley Webb, as well as

Zoe Derham 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, who is a ...

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– Power of 10 She won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Dehli. Having missed out on qualification for the London 2012 Olympic Games, coming third in qualifiers to Sophie Hitchon, she later qualified for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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2006 Commonwealth Games profile
1981 births Living people People from Church Village Sportspeople from Rhondda Cynon Taf British female hammer throwers Welsh hammer throwers Welsh female athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{Wales-athletics-bio-stub