Karen Martin
Encyclopedia
Karen Martin is a retired English
javelin throw
er.
Her personal best throw is 59.50 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Cosford
. This places her third on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Kelly Morgan
and Goldie Sayers
.
She attended Littleover Community School
in Derby.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er.
Her personal best throw is 59.50 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Cosford
Cosford, Shropshire
Cosford is a village in Shropshire, England. It lies between the town of Shifnal and the large village of Albrighton, in the parish of Donington...
. This places her third on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Kelly Morgan
Kelly Morgan (athlete)
Kelly Morgan is a retired English javelin thrower.She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.Her personal best throw is 64.87 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Birmingham. This is the current British record...
and Goldie Sayers
Goldie Sayers
Goldie Sayers, born Katherine Dinah Sayers , is a British javelin thrower. She was born in Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom. On 20 May 2007, Sayers set a new UK record in the javelin , thus becoming the first British woman to throw over 65 metres since javelins were redesigned in 1999...
.
She attended Littleover Community School
Littleover Community School
Littleover Community School is a coeducational secondary school situated on Pastures Hill, Littleover, Derbyshire in England, with an age range of pupils from 11–18....
in Derby.
Achievements
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 16–21 September 1998.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Key:-References:**... |
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia |
2nd | |
| 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... |
Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
7th | 50.28 m Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's javelin throw The women's javelin throw event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 29 July.-Results:-References:** at BBC... |