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Myrtle Augee

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Myrtle Augee
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1965-02-04) 4 February 1965 (age 59)
Greenwich, Greater London
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubCambridge Harriers, Bexleyheath
Medal record
Representing  England
Women's athletics
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh Shot put
Representing  Great Britain
Women's weightlifting
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Istanbul +83 kg
Women's powerlifting
IPF World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Brussels +90 kg

Myrtle Sharon Mary Augee (born 4 February 1965 in Greenwich, Greater London) is a female retired English shot putter. Augee now works as a custodial manager in a prison and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.[1]

Athletics career

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Augee represented Great Britain in the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]

She competed at four Commonwealth Games and won a medal on all four occasions. Representing England in 1986 she won a bronze medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4] Four years later she represented England and won a gold medal, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6] This was followed by a silver medal, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[7][8] The final appearance was when she represented England and won another silver, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[9][10]

Her personal best put was 19.03 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Cardiff placing her second on the British outdoor list, behind Judy Oakes.[11] She was also a World Champion in powerlifting, and a World Championship medalist in weightlifting. She was the last British lifter to win an overall weightlifting medal until Sarah Davies won silver in 2021.

Achievements in athletics

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 9th 17.24 m
Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 3rd 17.52 m
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 17th 16.37 m
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 7th 17.67 m
World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 10th 17.85 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 17th (q) 17.31 m
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 7th 17.17 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 1st 18.48 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 9th 17.77 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 15th (q) 17.80 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 14th (q) 16.53 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 23rd (q) 16.06 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th (q) 16.77 m
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 2nd 17.64 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd 17.16 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 5th 16.05 m

References

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  1. ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 12 June 2009. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  8. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  9. ^ "1998 English Commonwealth Games Athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  10. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  11. ^ UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics