Meg Ritchie
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Meg Ritchie (born 6 July 1952 in Kirkcaldy) is a retired Scottish discus thrower. She won the Scottish championships in discus 7 times.And in shot put she won 3 Scottish titles. She also won the U.K. championships 4 times in the discus, and also won 3 AAA's discus titles.
Her personal best throw was 67.48 metres, achieved in April 1981 in Walnut. This is the current British record.[1] In 1982 she won the NCAA Division 1 Championships shot/discus double in America. Then she won Commonwealth Gold in the Discus in Brisbane.
In the shot put her personal best was 18.99 metres, achieved in May 1983 in Tucson. This is the Scottish record, and places her third on the British outdoor list, behind Judy Oakes and Myrtle Augee.[1]
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 8th | Shot put |
| 4th | Discus throw[2] | |||
| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 1st | Discus throw[3] |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | Discus throw |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 5th | Discus throw[4] |
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Meg Ritchie
- Profile at Sporting Heroes
- ^ a b UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
- ^ 1978 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
- ^ 1982 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
- ^ Women Discus Throw Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984
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