Paul Head
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1965-07-01) 1 July 1965
Forest Gate, Greater London
Sport
SportHammer throw
ClubNewham & Essex Beagles AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria hammer
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester hammer

Paul Head (born July 1, 1965, in Forest Gate, Greater London) is a male retired male hammer thrower from England.

Athletics career

Head competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A member of the Newham & Essex Beagles Athletic Club he set his personal best (74.02 metres) in 1990.

He competed in four successive Commonwealth Games; he represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand[1][2] before winning a silver medal when representing England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] He represented England for the third time, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[5][6] and then won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[7]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 6th 68.14 m
European Championships Split, FR Yugoslavia 11th 72.68 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 20th (q) 68.52 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 22nd (q) 69.58 m
IAAF World Cup Havana, Cuba 6th 70.32 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 22nd (q) 68.88 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 2nd 70.18 m
IAAF World Cup London, United Kingdom 8th 68.38 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 70.36 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 3rd 68.60 m

References

  1. ↑ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ↑ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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