English hammer thrower

Lorraine Amanda Shaw (born 2 April 1968 in Gloucester) is a female English hammer thrower.

Athletics career

Shaw's personal best throw, and the previous British record, is 68.93 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. She competed at four consecutive Commonwealth Games; starting in 1994 when she represented England in the hammer throw event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Four years later she represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was followed by a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

International compe*ions

References

• Lorraine Shaw at World Athletics
• Profile at Sporting Heroes