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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Birchfield Harriers: Birmingham, ENG |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Gloucester, ENG |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Lorraine Shaw |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Postal Worker |
| Higher education | Sport Studies - University of Gloucestershire: Cheltenham, ENG |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | She suffered tonsillitis just a fortnight before the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. (bbc.co.uk, 06 Aug 2009) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Representing Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. (birchfieldharriers.net, 31 Dec 2009) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She had to cover a regular athlete in a club match, she realised she was good at the event and that it was fun. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Her coach Lorraine Shaw. (birchfieldharriers.net, 31 Dec 2009) |
| Ambitions | To medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. (birchfieldharriers.net, 31 Dec 2009) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Handedness | Right |
| Training Regime | Six days a week, with two hours each session |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began discus throwing at age 13, then moved to hammer throwing at age 15. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Competing for | England |
| Tournament | Commonwealth Games |
| Location | Manchester |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | England |