Judy Oakes

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Judith ("Judy") Oakes (born 14 February 1958) is a retired English shot putter.

She was given an Order of the British Empire in 1999.[1]

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

Shen was World Champion at Powerlifting three times, and European Champion eight times. She still holds the British Squat Record with her 202.5kg from February 1989.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 3rd [3]
1979 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 3rd [4]
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 1st [5]
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 4th [6]
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 6th [7]
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 2nd [8]
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 9th
European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 6th [9]
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 2nd [10]
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 14th
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 1st [11]
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 4th [12]
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 11th
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 6th [13]
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd [14]

[edit] References

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


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