Lorraine Shaw

Lorraine Amanda Shaw (born 2 April 1968) is an English hammer thrower. She holds the previous British record for the hammer throw with a personal best of 68.93 metres achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. Shaw has competed in four consecutive Commonwealth Games, starting in 1994 when she represented England in the hammer throw event at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. In 1998, she won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Shaw went on to win a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She is also featured in the profiles of Sporting Heroes.More