Tasha Williams (athlete)
Encyclopedia
Tasha Aimee Williams is a retired female hammer throw
er from New Zealand
. Her personal best throw was 65.91 metres, achieved on 24 February 2001 in Hastings.
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...
er from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Her personal best throw was 65.91 metres, achieved on 24 February 2001 in Hastings.
Achievements
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| 2000 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:... |
Sydney, Australia | 17th | 61.18 m Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, September 27 and Friday, September 29.... |
| 2001 | World Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America... |
Edmonton, Canada | 15th | 63.83 m 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw The final of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada was held on Tuesday August 7, 2001. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes... |
| 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, United Kingdom | 6th | 60.43 m Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw The women's hammer throw event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 26 July.-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualification: 63.00 m or at least 12 best qualified for the final.-Final:-References:** at BBC... |