Judy Oakes

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Judy Oakes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1958-02-14) 14 February 1958 (age 68)
Lewisham, Greater London
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Shot put
ClubCroydon Harriers

Judith Miriam Oakes (born 14 February 1958 in Lewisham, Greater London) is a female retired English shot putter, powerlifter, and weightlifter.

Athletics career

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Oakes represented Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

Oakes competed in six consecutive Commonwealth Games from 1978 until 1998 and won a medal at every one of them.[2] She represented England and won a bronze medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3] Four years later she represented England and won a gold medal, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[4] A further four years later she represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5] The fourth appearance and medal came in 1990 when she represented England and won another silver, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[6] The fifth and sixth medals were gold medals at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria[7] and the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[8]

Her personal best put was 19.36 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Gateshead. This is still the British record.[9]

Oakes was British shot put champion a remarkable 18 times, after winning the British WAAA Championships title in 1979–1980, 1982–1988, 1990-1992, 1994-1998 and 2000.[10][11][12] Additnally she won the UK title 11 times.

Powerlifting career

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She was World Champion in Powerlifting three times, and European Champion eight times. Her last British Record (a Squat of 202½kg in the 75 kg bodyweight class set in February 1989) lasted until June 2008, when Marie Thornton squatted 215 kg.[13]

In Weightlifting she was European Champion in 1989 and 1990.[14]

Awards

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She was given an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1999.[15]

Achievements in athletics

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain and File:Flag of England.svg England
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 3rd 16.14 m
1979 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 3rd 15.66 m
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 1st 17.92 m
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th 17.52 m
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 4th 18.14 m
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 6th 17.83 m
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 2nd 18.75 m
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 14th 17.85 m
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 6th 18.14 m
World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 9th 17.85 m
World Championships Rome, Italy 15th (q) 18.43 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 16th (q) 18.34 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 2nd 18.43 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 14th (q) 17.81 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 1st 18.16 m
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th 17.77 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 13th (q) 17.87 m
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 4th 18.72 m
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 11th 18.34 m
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th 17.51 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 14th (q) 17.84 m
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 6th 18.42 m
Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 6th 18.12 m
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st 18.83 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 13th (q) 17.81 m

References

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