Carys Parry

Carys Parry (born 24 July 1981) is a Welsh hammer thrower.

Parry was born in Church Village, Rhondda Cynon Taf. She finished sixth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne with a personal best throw of 61.80 metres.

Her current personal best throw is 66.31 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Birmingham. This is a Welsh record and places Parry fourth amongst British hammer throwers, behind Commonwealth champions Lorraine Shaw and Shirley Webb, as well as Zoe Derham.[1] She won the Silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Dehli.

References

  1. ^ [1] - Power of 10