Myrtle Augee
MBE
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1965-02-04) 4 February 1965
Greenwich, Greater London
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubCambridge Harriers, Bexleyheath
Medal record
Representing  England
Women's athletics
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandShot put
Silver medal – second place1994 VictoriaShot put
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala LumpurShot put
Bronze medal – third place1986 EdinburghShot put
Representing  Great Britain
Women's weightlifting
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1994 Istanbul+83 kg
Women's powerlifting
IPF World Championships
Gold medal – first place1988 Birmingham+90 kg

Myrtle Sharon Mary Augee (born 4 February 1965 in Greenwich, Greater London) is a female retired English shot putter. Augee now works as a custodial manager in a prison and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.[1]

Athletics career

Augee represented Great Britain in the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]

She competed at four Commonwealth Games and won a medal on all four occasions. Representing England in 1986 she won a bronze medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4] Four years later she represented England and won a gold medal, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6] This was followed by a silver medal, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[7][8] The final appearance was when she represented England and won another silver, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[9][10]

Her personal best put was 19.03 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Cardiff placing her second on the British outdoor list, behind Judy Oakes.[11] She was also a World Champion in powerlifting, and a World Championship medalist in weightlifting. She was the last British lifter to win an overall weightlifting medal until Sarah Davies won silver in 2021.

Achievements in athletics

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 9th 17.24 m
Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 3rd 17.52 m
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 17th 16.37 m
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 7th 17.67 m
World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 10th 17.85 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 17th (q) 17.31 m
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 7th 17.17 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 1st 18.48 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 9th 17.77 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 15th (q) 17.80 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 14th (q) 16.53 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 23rd (q) 16.06 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th (q) 16.77 m
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 2nd 17.64 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd 17.16 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 5th 16.05 m

References

  1. ↑ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 12 June 2009. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ↑ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  8. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  9. ↑ "1998 English Commonwealth Games Athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  10. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  11. ↑ UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
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