Birth Date: | 14 November 1961 |
Birth Place: | Griffithstown, Monmouthshire |
Nationals: | UK Athletics Championships 1997 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Updated: | 2 August 2014 |
Shaun Pickering (14 November 1961 – 11 May 2023) was a British shot putter who represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and Wales in the Commonwealth Games. Pickering won a bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games representing the team from Wales in Kuala Lumpur and finished 27th at the 1996 Olympics.
Pickering was a member of the Welsh Athletics hall of fame for a career that included winning five Welsh shot put titles, five Welsh discus throw titles, and nine Welsh hammer throw titles.[1] Pickering was the son of Olympian Jean Pickering and Ron Pickering and in 2010 became the heavy throws coach for UK Athletics.[2]
Pickering died on 11 May 2023, at the age of 61.[3]