Philippa Roles

Philippa Kate Roles (born 1 March 1978) is a Welsh discus thrower.

Born in Neath, she studied at Neath Port Talbot College and is resident in London. Roles works for the train operating company Southern as a train driver on the London Metro services servicing South London. She represents Swansea Harriers at club level.^[1]

Her personal best throw is 62.89 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. This places her third on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Meg Ritchie and Venissa Head.^[2]

On Wednesday 16 July 2008, Philippa appeared as Jonny Saunder's guest in the feature "Who's in the Locker, Cocker?" on Chris Evans' BBC Radio 2 Drivetime Show.

She is 5 ft 10 inches tall and weighs 88 kg.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	6th	^[3]
2001	Universiade	Beijing, China	6th
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England	4th	^[4]
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	6th	^[5]

2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi, India 4th Place.

References

^ Skeels, Robert (2008-06-19). "Athletics: Euro role for Philippa". Neath Guardian. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/grassroots/neath-sport/2008/06/19/athletics-euro-role-for-philippa-91466-21088351. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
^ UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
^ 1998 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
^ 2002 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
^ 2006 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes

External links

IAAF profile for Philippa Roles
Philippa Roles at the British Olympic Association

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Name	Roles, Philippa
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Short description	British athlete
Date of birth	1 March 1978
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