Charlotte MacGibbon

Charlotte Cecilia MacGibbon (née Weeks, 27 September 1924 – 10 January 2009[2]) was an Australian former track and field athlete.[1]

Charlotte MacGibbon
MacGibbon at the 1950 British Empire Games
Personal information
Born(1924-09-27)27 September 1924
Died10 January 2009(2009-01-10) (aged 84)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)41.18 m (1947)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 Auckland Javelin

In 1940, MacGibbon won her first national title in the javelin throw, aged just 15. In total, she won six national championships between 1940 and 1952, including two in the discus throw; she also placed third in the shot put in 1947. At the 1950 British Empire Games she became the first Australian athlete to win an international throwing event,[3] taking the javelin with a distance of 38.84 m.[4]

In 2006, at the age of 81, she participated in the 2006 Commonwealth Games Queen's baton relay.[5]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charlotte MacGibbon.
  1. Charlotte MacGibbon (née Weeks). trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. Athletics Gold – Charlotte MacGibbon profile. Oocities.org.
  4. Athletics Australia profile – Charlotte MacGibbon-Weeks. Athhistory.imgstg.com.
  5. Queen's baton relay. Newsphotos. Retrieved 2018-07-06.


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