Nationally, at the AAA Junior Championships she won the under-15 category in 1988, the under-17 category in 1989, then took four consecutive wins at under-20 level from 1990 to 1993, including a meet record of 50.84 m (166 ft 9+1⁄2 in) which made her the first woman to throw beyond fifty metres at the competition.[6] At the English Schools Athletics Championships she won the junior category in 1988, the intermediate titles in 1989 and 1990, and three straight senior titles from 1991 to 1993 (her final title included a championship record of 51.50 m (168 ft 11+1⁄2 in)).[7] She was the 1989 winner at the British Schools International Match and the 1996 winner of the British Universities Athletics Championships.[8][9]
emma, merry, emma, louise, merry, born, july, 1974, female, retired, english, discus, thrower, personal, informationnationalityenglishborn, 1974, july, 1974, birmingham, uksportsportathletics, contents, athletics, career, international, competitions, reference. Emma Louise Merry born 2 July 1974 is a female retired English discus thrower Emma MerryPersonal informationNationalityEnglishBorn 1974 07 02 2 July 1974 age 49 Birmingham UKSportSportAthletics Contents 1 Athletics career 2 International competitions 3 References 4 External linksAthletics career editMerry placed third in the discus at the 1999 and 2000 AAA Championships 1 She finished seventh representing England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur 2 3 Her personal best throw was 57 75 metres achieved in August 1999 in Wrexham This places her ninth on the British outdoor all time list behind Meg Ritchie Venissa Head Philippa Roles Shelley Newman Jackie McKernan Debbie Callaway Tracy Axten and Rosemary Payne 4 She competed internationally in her youth and represented Great Britain at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in 1990 and 1992 and at the European Athletics Junior Championships in 1991 and 1993 5 Nationally at the AAA Junior Championships she won the under 15 category in 1988 the under 17 category in 1989 then took four consecutive wins at under 20 level from 1990 to 1993 including a meet record of 50 84 m 166 ft 9 1 2 in which made her the first woman to throw beyond fifty metres at the competition 6 At the English Schools Athletics Championships she won the junior category in 1988 the intermediate titles in 1989 and 1990 and three straight senior titles from 1991 to 1993 her final title included a championship record of 51 50 m 168 ft 11 1 2 in 7 She was the 1989 winner at the British Schools International Match and the 1996 winner of the British Universities Athletics Championships 8 9 International competitions editYear Competition Venue Position Event Notes 1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv Bulgaria 13th Discus throw 48 26 m 1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki Greece 8th Discus throw 50 52 m 1992 World Junior Championship Seoul South Korea 14th q Discus throw 48 28 m 1993 European Junior Championships San Sebastian Spain 6th Discus throw 49 98 m 1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 7th Discus throw 52 32 mReferences edit AAA Championships Women GBR Athletics Retrieved 2018 05 09 1998 Commonwealth Games women s athletics results Sporting Heroes Athletes and results Commonwealth Games Federation UK All Time Lists Women Throws GBR Athletics Emma Louise Merry IAAF Retrieved 2018 05 09 AAA Junior Championships GBR Athletics Retrieved 2018 05 09 English Schools Championships GBR Athletics Retrieved 2018 05 09 British Schools International Match GBR Athletics Retrieved 2018 05 09 British Universities Championships GBR Athletics Retrieved 2018 05 09 External links editEmma Merry at World Athletics nbsp Emma Merry at Power of 10 Emma Merry at Olympics com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emma Merry amp oldid 1195061960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
