Kirsty Morrison

Kirsty Morrison (born 28 October 1975) is a British former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.

Kirsty Morrison
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1975-10-28) 28 October 1975
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala LumpurJavelin throw

Athletics career

Her greatest achievement was a bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[1] She won one national title, topping the podium at the 1999 AAA Championships.[2] She also ranked third at the 1993 UK Athletics Championships.[3] She achieved a lifetime best of 55.91 m (183 ft 5 in) in 1999. She stopped competed after 2012.[4]

Among her first international medals was a silver behind Soviet athlete Tatyana Shlupkina at the 1991 European Youth Olympic Days.[5] She was a silver medallist at the 1993 European Athletics Junior Championships behind Finland's Mikaela Ingberg. She was only the second British woman to reach the javelin podium at that event, after 1979 winner Fatima Whitbread.[6] She entered the World Junior Championships in 1994, but did not make the final there. Her fourth place finish at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was a new high for a British woman at that competition.[7]

Among other domestic competitions, she was the 2001 Inter-Counties Championships champion,[8] four-time winner at the South of England Championships (1997, 1998, 2002, 2004),[9] 1992 winner for England at the British Schools International Match,[10] six-time winner at the AAA Junior Championships (1989–94),[11] and a five-time winner at the English Schools' Athletics Championships (1990–94).[12]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1991 European Youth Olympic Days Brussels, Belgium 2nd Javelin throw 48.34 m
1993 European Junior Championships San Sebastián, Spain 2nd Javelin throw 55.92 m
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 18th (q) Javelin throw 47.30 m
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 4th Javelin throw 54.14 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd Javelin throw 56.34 m

National titles

See also

References
  1. Commonwealth Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. AAA Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  4. Kristy Morrison. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  5. European Youth Olympic Days. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  6. European Junior Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  7. European U23 Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  8. CAU Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  9. South of England Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  10. British Schools International Match. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  11. AAA Junior Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  12. English Schools Championships (Girls). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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