Angela Littlewood Explained

Angela Littlewood
Fullname:	Angela Mary Littlewood
Nationality:	English
Birth Date:	24 September 1949
Birth Place:	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Height:	173 cm
Weight:	83 kg
Club:	Cambridge Harriers, Bexleyheath

Angela Mary Littlewood (Born 24 September 1949 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is a female retired English shot putter.

Athletics career

Her personal best put was 17.53 metres, achieved in July 1980 in the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1] This places her fifth on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Judy Oakes, Myrtle Augee, Meg Ritchie and Venissa Head. It was the British record at the time.^[2] She represented England in the shot put event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[3] Four years later she represented England again in the shot put event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^{[4] [5]}

International competitions

1978		Edmonton, Canada	5th	^[6]
1980		Moscow, Soviet Union	13th	17.53 NR^[7]
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	5th

Notes and References

1. Angela Littlewood. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040659/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/angela-littlewood-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 .
2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/wf99.htm UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws
3. Web site: 1978 Athletes . Team England.
4. Web site: 1982 Athletes . Team England.
5. Web site: Athletes and results . Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/commonwealth/1978_w.asp 1978 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results
7. http://www.todor66.com/olim/1980/Athletics/Women_Shot_Put.html Women Shot Put Olympic Games Moscow 1980