Meg Ritchie
Margaret "Meg" Elizabeth Stone (née Ritchie, born 6 July 1952) is a retired Scottish discus thrower and Shot putter. She reached the Olympic finals at discus in Moscow 1980 (9th) and Los Angeles 1984 (5th). She also won the 1982 Commonwealth Games title. Her discus best of 67.48 metres has stood as the British record since 1981, while her shot put best of 18.99 metres has stood as the Scottish record since 1983.
Career edit
Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Ritchie won the Scottish championships in discus seven times and in shot put she won three Scottish titles. She also won the UK Championships four times in the discus, and three AAA discus titles. Her personal best throw was 67.48 m (221 ft 4+1⁄2 in), achieved in April 1981 in Walnut. This is the current NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field and British record.[1] Representing the Arizona Wildcats track and field team, in 1982 she won the NCAA Division 1 Championships shot/discus double in America.[2] Later that same year she won the discus gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.
In the shot put her personal best was 18.99 m (62 ft 3+1⁄2 in), achieved in May 1983 in Tucson. This is the current Scottish national record
Ritchie is married to Dr. Michael H. Stone. She is the Director of East Tennessee State University Sports Performance Enhancement Consortium (SPEC), the Director of the Center of Excellence for Coach Education, and Assistant Coach for Men's and Women's Track and Field at ETSU (Throws). Under her tutelage, the male throwers from ETSU have proceeded to break the indoor shot, discus, hammer, 35 lb weight, and outdoor shot school records. The women have set new records in the 20 lb weight throw and the hammer throw.
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Great Britain / Scotland | |||||
| 1978 | European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 13th | Discus throw | |
| Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 8th | Shot put | ||
| 4th | Discus throw | [3] | |||
| 1979 | European Cup | Turin, Italy | 5th | Discus throw | |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, USSR | 9th | Discus throw | [4] |
| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 1st | Discus throw | [5] |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | Discus throw | |
| 16th | Shot put | ||||
| European Cup | London, United Kingdom | 5th | Discus throw | ||
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 5th | Discus throw | [6] |
References edit
- ^ UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
- ^ "Meg Ritchie HOF". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ 1978 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine - Sporting Heroes
- ^ Women Discus Throw Olympic Games Moscow 1980
- ^ 1982 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
- ^ Women Discus Throw Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984
External links edit
- Meg Ritchie at World Athletics
- Profile at Sporting Heroes
- at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)