Judy Oakes

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Judith ("Judy") Miriam Oakes (born 14 February 1958 in Lewisham, Greater London) is a retired English shot putter. She was given an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1999.[1]

Her personal best put was 19.36 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Gateshead. This is still the British record.[2]

She was World Champion in Powerlifting three times, and European Champion eight times. Her last British Record (a Squat of 202½kg in the 75 kg bodyweight class set in February 1989) lasted until June 2008, when Marie Thornton squatted 215 kg.[3]

Achievements

Representing  United Kingdom and  England
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 3rd [4]
1979 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 3rd [5]
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 1st [6]
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th 17.52 m
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 4th [7]
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 6th [8]
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 2nd [9]
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 14th
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 9th
European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 6th [10]
World Championships Rome, Italy 15th
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 16th 18.34 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 2nd [11]
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 14th
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 1st [12]
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 13th 17.87 m
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 4th [13]
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 11th
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th
World Championships Athens, Greece 14th 17.84 m
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 6th [14]
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st [15]
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 13th 17.81 m

References

  1. ↑ "People's champions knighted". BBC News. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 2007-07-17. 
  2. ↑ UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
  3. ↑ British Powerlifting News - British Weight Lifters
  4. ↑ 1978 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
  5. ↑ 1979 European Indoor Championships, women's shot put final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  6. ↑ 1982 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
  7. ↑ Women Shot Put Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984
  8. ↑ 1985 European Indoor Championships, women's shot put final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  9. ↑ 1986 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
  10. ↑ 1987 European Indoor Championships, women's shot put final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  11. ↑ 1990 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
  12. ↑ 1994 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
  13. ↑ 1996 European Indoor Championships, women's shot put final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  14. ↑ 1998 European Indoor Championships, women's shot put final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  15. ↑ 1998 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes




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