Lorraine Amanda Shaw (born 2 April 1968) is an English hammer thrower who competed at two Olympic Games.
Biography Shaw's personal best throw, and the previous British record, is 68.93 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough.UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics She competed at four consecutive Commonwealth Games; starting in 1994 when she represented England in the hammer throw event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. Four years later she represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was followed by a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Domestically, Shaw won seven AAA hammer throw titles in 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
International competitions Representing and 1994Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada10thDiscus throw50.50 m1998Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2ndHammer throw62.66 mEuropean Championships Budapest, Hungary11thHammer throw58.19 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain14thHammer throw62.09 m2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia9thHammer throw64.27 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada6thHammer throw65.89 m2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom 1stHammer throw66.83 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany20th (q)Hammer throw61.50 m2003World ChampionshipsParis, France10thHammer throw65.95 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece30th (q)Hammer throw64.79 m2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia 3rdHammer throw66.00 m
References
Profile at Sporting Heroes