Lorraine Shaw

Lorraine Shaw

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1968-04-02) 2 April 1968 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Sale Harriers, Manchester
Medal record Athletics Representing England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur hammer 2002 Manchester hammer 2006 Melbourne hammer

Lorraine Amanda Shaw (born 2 April 1968 in Gloucester) is a female 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 Commonwealth Games; starting in 1994 when she represented England in the hammer throw event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, 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.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	10th	Discus throw	50.50 m
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2nd	Hammer throw	62.66 m
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	11th	Hammer throw	58.19 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	14th	Hammer throw	62.09 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	9th	Hammer throw	64.27 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	Hammer throw	65.89 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	1st	Hammer throw	66.83 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	20th (q)	Hammer throw	61.50 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	10th	Hammer throw	65.95 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	30th (q)	Hammer throw	64.79 m
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	3rd	Hammer throw	66.00 m

References

• Lorraine Shaw at World Athletics
• Profile at Sporting Heroes