Shelley Holroyd
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Shelley Holroyd is a British
javelin throw
er.
Shelley Holroyd is the 6th British Javelin Thrower to throw over 60m (1993) and the first thrower to reach an Olympic Games
since Tessa Sanderson
. At the age of 23 Shelley had already competed in every championship. She started throwing at the age of 12 and at 13 threw 37m58cm to win the English Schools Championships. At the age of 16 Shelley threw 52m50 and became a senior international athlete. In 1992 Shelley broke the English Schools record with 56m50 and it is still the longest throw of all time in the English Schools Javelin. Holroyd came 4th at the World Junior Championships (1992) and was ranked Britains number 1 Thrower. In 1993 Holroyd threw 60m10cm to win the World Championship Trials and qualified for the World Championships, Stuttgart.
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After a 17 year long spell as an international athlete Shelley retired in 2006 due to injury and moved in to coaching. She now coaches Youth Olympian (2003) & former under 17 British record holder Hayley Thomas (Javelin), 2008 Paralympian Sophie Hancock (Shot Putt) and 2009 IWAS World Junior Champion Sean Clare (Shot Putt).
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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.
Shelley Holroyd is the 6th British Javelin Thrower to throw over 60m (1993) and the first thrower to reach an Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
since Tessa Sanderson
Tessa Sanderson
Theresa Ione Sanderson CBE is a former British javelin thrower and heptathlete who competed in the javelin competition in every one of the six Olympics from 1976–1996 winning the Gold medal in 1984...
. At the age of 23 Shelley had already competed in every championship. She started throwing at the age of 12 and at 13 threw 37m58cm to win the English Schools Championships. At the age of 16 Shelley threw 52m50 and became a senior international athlete. In 1992 Shelley broke the English Schools record with 56m50 and it is still the longest throw of all time in the English Schools Javelin. Holroyd came 4th at the World Junior Championships (1992) and was ranked Britains number 1 Thrower. In 1993 Holroyd threw 60m10cm to win the World Championship Trials and qualified for the World Championships, Stuttgart.
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After a 17 year long spell as an international athlete Shelley retired in 2006 due to injury and moved in to coaching. She now coaches Youth Olympian (2003) & former under 17 British record holder Hayley Thomas (Javelin), 2008 Paralympian Sophie Hancock (Shot Putt) and 2009 IWAS World Junior Champion Sean Clare (Shot Putt).
Achievements
| Representing and | ||||
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| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 16th | 57.66 m |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 21st | 51.26 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:-Records:-Group A:-Group B:-Final:-See also:*1995 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw... |
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27th | 54.72 m |
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) - 1991 European Junior Championships (Thessaloniki, Greece) 7th
- 1992 World Junior Championships (Seoul, South Korea) 4th
- 1994 Commonwealth Games (Victoria, Canada) Withdrew due to illness
- 1997 World Championships (Athens, Greece)
- 1998 Commonwealth Games (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 5th
- 2006 Commonwealth Games (Melbourne, Australia) 10th
Domestic Championships
- English Schools Champion 1986, 1991, 1992
- North of England Champion 1991, 1992, 1993, 2005
- UK Championships 1989 3rd, 1992 2nd, 1997 2nd
- AAA’s Champion 1993, 1994 2nd in 1996, 1998, 2005 3rd in 2000, 2004