Goldie Sayers

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Goldie Sayers (born Katherine Sayers in 1982, Newmarket, UK) is a British javelin thrower. On 20th May, 2007, Sayers set a new UK record in the javelin (65.05), thus becoming the first British woman to throw over 65 metres since javelins were redesigned in 1999. Sayers set the record when competing for her university, Loughborough, at the Loughborough Internation match. She cemented this achievement at the Norwich Union Glasgow Grand Prix on 3rd June 2007 where she beat a top-class international field in rainy conditions with a throw of 63.59m. Defeated rivals included European champion and Olympic silver medallist Steffi Nerius and world champion Barbora Špotáková.

[edit] Career highlights

Sayers first came to promenance when setting national junior records and winning national titles, in 2001. Sayers also served as the captain of Great Britain's women's under 20 team, this season. The following season, Sayers finished in sixth place at the Commonwealth Games.

From 2003-2007, Sayers won five consecutive national titles but had limited success at major championships, failing to make the final at her first Olympics in 2004 and finishing twelfth at both the 2005 World Championships and 2006 European Championships

The early 2007 season boded well for Sayers, setting two UK records and defeating high-class rivals, such as Germany's European champion Steffi Nerius and the Czech Republic's Barbora Špotáková, who went on to win the world title that season, at a championshp where Sayers finished 18th in qualifying, with her worst result of the season; 57.23 m.

On March 15, 2008, Sayers won the European Cup of Winter Throwing title in Split, Croatia, with a throw of 63.65 m.