Margaret "Meg" Elizabeth 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 Athletics
Ritchie finished second behind fellow Scot Rosemary Payne in the discus event at the 1973 WAAA Championships. Two years later she became the British discus champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1975 WAAA Championships and successfully regained the title at the 1977 WAAA Championships and the 1981 WAAA Championships.
Representing the Arizona Wildcats track and field team, in 1982 she won the NCAA Division 1 Championships shot/discus double in America. Later that same year she won the discus gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.
In the shot put her personal best was , achieved in May 1983 in Tucson. This is the current Scottish national record
Personal life Ritchie is married to Dr. Michael H. Stone. She is the Director of East Tennessee State University Sports Performance Enhancement Consortium (SPEC), the Director of the Center of Excellence for Coach Education, and Assistant Coach for Men's and Women's Track and Field at ETSU (Throws). Under her tutelage, the male throwers from ETSU have proceeded to break the indoor shot, discus, hammer, 35 lb weight, and outdoor shot school records. The women have set new records in the 20 lb weight throw and the hammer throw.
International competitions Representing / 1978European ChampionshipsPrague, Czechoslovakia13thDiscus throwCommonwealth GamesEdmonton, Canada8thShot put 4thDiscus throw1978 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes1979European CupTurin, Italy5thDiscus throw1980Olympic GamesMoscow, USSR9thDiscus throw Women Discus Throw Olympic Games Moscow 19801982Commonwealth GamesBrisbane, Australia 1stDiscus throw 1982 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes1983World Championships Helsinki, Finland8thDiscus throw16thShot putEuropean CupLondon, United Kingdom5thDiscus throw1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States5thDiscus throw Women Discus Throw Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984
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