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Shelley Newman/Parr (née Drew)
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1973-08-08) 8 August 1973 (age 50)
Carshalton, London
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubBelgrave Harriers, Wimbledon

Medal record

Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester discus

Shelley Jean Newman, now Parr and (née Drew), (born 8 August 1973) is a female retired English discus thrower. She was born in Carshalton, London and competed for Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

Athletics career[edit]

Her personal best throw is 61.22 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. This was the English record for many years and at the time and placed her fourth on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Meg Ritchie, Venissa Head and Philippa Roles.[2] She represented England in the discus event, at the 1998 Commonwealth GamesinKuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4] Four years later she won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Shelley has a degree in physiology, which she gained at the University of Birmingham in 1994. She earned her doctorate in the subject in 1999 and became a Professorial Fellow in Medical Education in 2016. She currently works as the Director of the Centre for Higher Education Practice at the University of Southampton. Previously she held posts at the University of Birmingham and, until 2007, Cardiff University.

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 12th 46.14 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 22nd (q) 53.96 m
Universiade Catania, Italy 11th 52.14 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 27th (q) 53.13 m
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 56.13 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 11th 55.04 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 10th 57.38 m
Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 3rd 58.13 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 19th (q) 57.65 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 33rd (q) 56.04 m

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  • ^ UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
  • ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  • ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  • ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

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