Julia Avis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 2 February 1963 Hendon, Middlesex |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | discus throw |
| Club | Barnet Ladies |
Julia Mary Avis (born 2 February 1963) is a female former track and field athlete who competed for England in the discus throw.[1]
Biography
[edit]Avis a member of Barnet Ladies, finished third behind Lynda Whiteley in the discus throw event at the 1983 WAAA Championships.[2][3]
Avis became the British discus throw champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1985 WAAA Championships.[4] In addition she also won the 1985 UK Athletics Championships title.[5]
Avis represented England in the discus event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ UNITED KINGDOM ALL-TIME LISTS - YOUTH (UNDER 18) WOMEN. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletics". Sunday Express. 31 July 1983. Retrieved 16 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Athletics". Sunday Express. 28 July 1985. Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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- 20th-century English sportswomen
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