Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium from the 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays...

was held on 26 July.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Lorraine Shaw Lorraine Shaw Lorraine Shaw is an English hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68.93 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. This is the British record.-Achievements:-References:* at Sporting Heroes...	Bronwyn Eagles Bronwyn Eagles Bronwyn Eagles is an Australian Olympic athlete who competes in the hammer throw.Eagles has won five Australian Championships in the women's hammer throw event...	Karyne Di Marco Karyne Di Marco Karyne Di Marco is a female hammer thrower from Australia. Her personal best is 67.44 metres, achieved in March 2004 in Adelaide.-Achievements:-References:*...

Qualification

Qualification: 63.00 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	Lorraine Shaw Lorraine Shaw Lorraine Shaw is an English hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68.93 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. This is the British record.-Achievements:-References:* at Sporting Heroes...	66.10			66.10	Q, SB
2	Tasha Williams Tasha Williams (athlete) Tasha Aimee Williams is a retired female hammer thrower from New Zealand. Her personal best throw was 65.91 metres, achieved on 24 February 2001 in Hastings.-Achievements:-External links:*...	59.55	62.37	x	62.37	q
3	Karyne Di Marco Karyne Di Marco Karyne Di Marco is a female hammer thrower from Australia. Her personal best is 67.44 metres, achieved in March 2004 in Adelaide.-Achievements:-References:*...	59.58	62.16	x	62.16	q
4	Candice Scott Candice Scott Candice Henrietta Scott is a track and field athlete who is a hammer throw specialist from Trinidad and Tobago.Her personal best throw is 71.45 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Marietta, Georgia....	58.70	61.46	60.50	61.46	q
5	Michelle Fournier Michelle Fournier Michelle Fournier is a retired female hammer thrower from Canada. Her personal best throw was 65.63 metres, achieved on July 22, 2000 in Lethbridge.-Achievements:-External links:*...	60.26	59.08	x	60.26	q
6	Zoe Derham Zoe Derham Zoe Lianne Derham is a female hammer thrower from England. Her personal best throw is 68.63 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Loughborough. This places her second on the British all-time list, behind Lorraine Shaw, who is also her coach.-Achievements:-External links:**...	54.62	x	60.22	60.22	q
7	Brooke Krueger	60.12	59.56	x	60.12	q
8	Caroline Fournier	58.58	59.09	59.91	59.91	q
9	Bronwyn Eagles Bronwyn Eagles Bronwyn Eagles is an Australian Olympic athlete who competes in the hammer throw.Eagles has won five Australian Championships in the women's hammer throw event...	x	x	59.33	59.33	q
10	Jennifer Joyce Jennifer Joyce Jennifer Joyce is a Canadian hammer thrower.While growing up outside of Vancouver, Joyce excelled in multiple sports as a child. In addition to athletics, she participated in soccer and volleyball, earning a spot on the British Columbia soccer provincial team in 1994...	59.11	58.96	x	59.11	q
11	Suzanne Roberts	57.46	58.85	x	58.85	q, PB
12	Mhairi Walters	x	52.66	56.03	56.03	q
13	Hardeep Kaur	55.98	55.39	55.52	55.98
14	Lesley Brannan Lesley Brannan Lesley Brannan is a Welsh hammer thrower.Her personal best throw is 63.05 metres, achieved in February 2006 in Manchester. This is the current Welsh record, and places her sixth on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Lorraine Shaw, Shirley Webb, Zoe Derham, Lyn Sprules and Liz...	55.90	51.93	51.16	55.90
15	Natalie Grant	55.65	x	53.07	55.65
16	Shirley Webb Shirley Webb Shirley Webb is a British hammer thrower and Gladiator. She was born in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England and is the daughter of Andrew Webb, a Scottish international hurdler who competed at the Commonwealth Games...	x	55.58	55.34	55.58
17	Eleni Teloni Eleni Teloni Eleni Teloni is a retired female hammer thrower from Cyprus. She set her personal best throw on July 24, 2003 at a meet in Athens, Greece.-Achievements:-References:*...	52.89	53.18	54.82	54.82
18	Sarah Moore	x	51.43	50.44	51.43
19	Laura Douglas Laura Douglas Laura Douglas is a Welsh hammer thrower.Her personal best throw is 64.74 metres, achieved in August 2010 in Hendon. This places her seventh on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Lorraine Shaw, Shirley Webb, Zoe Derham, Carys Parry, Sophie Hitchon and Sarah Holt. Douglas is also ranked...	43.87	50.12	x	50.12
20	Siniva Marsters	x	40.40	39.45	40.40

Final

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Lorraine Shaw Lorraine Shaw Lorraine Shaw is an English hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68.93 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. This is the British record.-Achievements:-References:* at Sporting Heroes...	64.51	x	66.83	63.84	x	x	66.83	GR
	Bronwyn Eagles Bronwyn Eagles Bronwyn Eagles is an Australian Olympic athlete who competes in the hammer throw.Eagles has won five Australian Championships in the women's hammer throw event...	63.76	x	65.24	x	x	x	65.24
	Karyne Di Marco Karyne Di Marco Karyne Di Marco is a female hammer thrower from Australia. Her personal best is 67.44 metres, achieved in March 2004 in Adelaide.-Achievements:-References:*...	x	62.69	59.73	61.45	63.40	60.16	63.40
	Brooke Krueger	62.39	62.74	63.13	60.52	60.45	61.48	63.13
	Candice Scott Candice Scott Candice Henrietta Scott is a track and field athlete who is a hammer throw specialist from Trinidad and Tobago.Her personal best throw is 71.45 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Marietta, Georgia....	60.93	x	59.93	58.83	58.69	53.51	60.93
	Tasha Williams Tasha Williams (athlete) Tasha Aimee Williams is a retired female hammer thrower from New Zealand. Her personal best throw was 65.91 metres, achieved on 24 February 2001 in Hastings.-Achievements:-External links:*...	59.77	59.41	x	58.40	60.43	59.78	60.43
	Jennifer Joyce Jennifer Joyce Jennifer Joyce is a Canadian hammer thrower.While growing up outside of Vancouver, Joyce excelled in multiple sports as a child. In addition to athletics, she participated in soccer and volleyball, earning a spot on the British Columbia soccer provincial team in 1994...	58.10	57.10	58.82	59.03	57.22	60.39	60.39
	Zoe Derham Zoe Derham Zoe Lianne Derham is a female hammer thrower from England. Her personal best throw is 68.63 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Loughborough. This places her second on the British all-time list, behind Lorraine Shaw, who is also her coach.-Achievements:-External links:**...	58.71	59.57	58.94	x	x	59.38	59.57
	Suzanne Roberts	55.15	56.97	58.66				58.66
10	Caroline Fournier	56.65	55.75	56.08				56.65
11	Michelle Fournier Michelle Fournier Michelle Fournier is a retired female hammer thrower from Canada. Her personal best throw was 65.63 metres, achieved on July 22, 2000 in Lethbridge.-Achievements:-External links:*...	x	56.46	x				56.46
12	Mhairi Walters	54.09	52.75	x				54.09

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