Angela Littlewood
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Angela Mary Littlewood |
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 24 September 1949 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Club | Cambridge Harriers, Bexleyheath |
Angela Mary Littlewood (born 24 September 1949 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is a female retired English shot putter.
Early life
[edit]She attended Clifton Hall Girls' Grammar School.[1] She played at left inner for Sherwood Juniors hockey team. She was the all-England school champion at shot put.[2]
She lived on Bramhall Road in Bilborough, the daughter of Betty Littlewood, a Labour councillor on Nottingham City Council. She wanted to become a PE teacher or go to physiotherapy college.[3]
She went to Nonington College of Physical Education in Nonington, Kent, to be a PE teacher. She was elected as the college's first ever Sabbatical officer in 1972. The college did not accept this.[4]
In 1974 she played netball for the county, with Sue Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Loughborough.[5] In 1975 she returned to competition, after injury. She moved from Nottingham in 1976 to teach in London.
In 1980 she was the first British woman to throw over 17 metres, at shotput.[6]
Athletics career
[edit]Her personal best put was 17.53 metres, achieved in July 1980 in the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics.[7] This places her fifth on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Judy Oakes, Myrtle Augee, Meg Ritchie and Venissa Head. It was the British record at the time.[8] She represented England in the shot put event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[9] Four years later she represented England again in the shot put event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[10][11]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 5th | [12] |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 13th | 17.53 NR[13] |
| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 5th |
References
[edit]- ^ Nottingham Evening Post Tuesday 11 July 1967, page 14
- ^ Nottingham Evening Post Saturday 26 August 1967
- ^ Nottingham Guardian Saturday 24 August 1968, page 5
- ^ Nottingham Evening Post Wednesday 18 October 1972, page 1
- ^ Nottingham Evening Post Friday 25 October 1974, page 43
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Monday 23 June 1980, page 10
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angela Littlewood". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019.
- ^ 1978 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine - Sporting Heroes
- ^ Women Shot Put Olympic Games Moscow 1980
External links
[edit]- Angela Littlewood at World Athletics
- Angela Littlewood at Team GB
- Angela Littlewood at Olympics.com
- Angela Littlewood at Olympedia
- Angela Mary Littlewood at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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