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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1964-02-18) 18 February 1964 (age 60) Croydon, Greater London | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Club | Hallamshire Harriers, Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yvonne W. A. Hanson-Nortey (born 18 February 1964, in Croydon, Greater London) is a retired female shot putter from England. She was affiliated with the Hallamshire Harriers.
Athletics career
Hanson-Nortey represented England, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later, she represented England and won a bronze medal in the shot put event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
Her personal best put was 17.45 metres, which she achieved in July 1989, in London (Crystal Palace). This placed her sixth on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Judy Oakes, Myrtle Augee, Meg Ritchie, Venissa Head and Angela Littlewood.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain and England | |||||
1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 5th | Shot put | 16.52 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 21st | Shot put | 15.13 m |
1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 7th | Shot put | 16.59 m |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 3rd | Shot put | 16.00 m |
European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 10th | Shot put | 15.72 m |
References
- "British Olympic Association > Athletes > Yvonne Hanson-Nortey". Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Croydon
- Athletes from the London Borough of Croydon
- British female shot putters
- English female shot putters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century English sportswomen