Laura Douglas (athlete)

Laura Jones (born 4 January 1983) is a Welsh hammer thrower.

Jones was born in Wrexham. 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. Jones is also ranked second all-time amongst Welsh throwers, behind Parry.[1] She represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games for a third consecutive time in 2010. Laura now teaches at a primary school in Cheshire. Since this series of events, she has been married and is now known as Laura Jones.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Wales
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 19th (q) 50.12 m
World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 18th (q) 52.65 m
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 17th (q) 57.42 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 9th 60.35 m

References

  1. ^ [1] – Power of 10


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