Averil Williams
British athlete (1935–2019)
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Full name | Averil Muriel Williams | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1935-03-19)19 March 1935 Essex, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
Died | 16 December 2019(2019-12-16) (aged 84)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
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Averil Muriel Williams (19 March 1935 – 16 December 2019) was a British athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]
She also represented England and won a bronze medal in the javelin at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]
References
- ^ Harries, Lynette (2 March 2020). "Obituary - Averil M. Williams". Welsh Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Averil Williams Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
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New Zealand national champions in women's javelin throw
- 1939–1941: Mary Mitchell
- 1942–1944: not held
- 1945–1947: Sylvia Allington
- 1948: Veda Robertson
- 1949: Cleone Rivett-Carnac
- 1950: Yvette Williams
- 1951–1954: Cleone Rivett-Carnac
- 1955–1956: Barbara Baxter
- 1957–1958: Winnie Garrod
- 1959: Ngaire Westbury
- 1960–1962: Joy Ryan
- 1963–1964: Averil Williams
- 1965–1966: Sally Flynn
- 1967: Ngaire Higgs
- 1968–1970: Sally Flynn
- 1971: Sandra Goodsir
- 1972: Sandra McGookin
- 1973: Sally Mene
- 1974–1975: Sandra McGookin
- 1976: Jan Bishop
- 1977–1978: Sandra McGookin
- 1979: Jan Bishop
- 1980: Nola Perkins
- 1981–1983: Jan Bishop
- 1984: Anna Tulitau (NCL)
- 1985: Lyn Osmers
- 1986: Kaye Nordstrom
- 1987: Kirsten Smith
- 1988: Kaye Nordstrom
- 1989–1992: Kirsten Smith
- 1993–1995: Kirsten Hellier
- 1996: Bina Ramesh (NCL)
- 1997: Renee Jacobsen
- 1998: Hayley Wilson
- 1999: Kirsten Hellier
- 2000: Andrea McBride
- 2001: Hayley Wilson
- 2002: Bina Ramesh (NCL)
- 2003: ʻAna Poʻuhila
- 2004: Chang Jung-yeon (KOR)
- 2005: Serafina Akeli
- 2006–2007: Serafina Akeli (SAM)
- 2008: Laura Cornford (AUS)
- 2009: Keshia Grant
- 2010–2011: Hannah Blair
- 2012: Tori Peeters
- 2013: Madeleine Chapman
- 2014–2015: Tori Peeters
- 2016: Laura Overton
- 2017: Madeleine Chapman
- 2018: Tori Peeters
- 2019: Stephanie Wrathall
- 2020: Tori Peeters
- 2021: Jessica Senior
- 2022–2024: Tori Peeters
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