Shirley Webb

Shirley Addison (née Webb) (born 28 September 1981) is a British former hammer thrower and performer in the Gladiators series as Battleaxe.[1]

She was born in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England and is the daughter of Andrew Webb, a Scottish international hurdler who competed at the Commonwealth Games. She attended The King's School, Tynemouth and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Mathematics.

Webb's own record of major championships includes Olympic Games (2004), World Championships, European Athletics Championships and two Commonwealth Games (2002, 2006) where she competed for Great Britain and Scotland respectively. In 2005, she won the European Cup for Great Britain.

Her personal best throw is 67.58 m (221 ft 8+1⁄2 in) which is the Scottish record, and places her fifth on the British outdoor all-time list.[2]

Webb became a patron of Meningitis UK after suffering from viral meningitis.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  Scotland
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 16th (q) 55.58 m
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 11th 59.81 m[3]
Universiade Daegu, South Korea 8th 61.07 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 41st (q) 61.60 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 23rd (q) 64.16 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 10th 59.31 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 34th (q) 60.30 m

References
  1. "Gladiators: Meet the new warriors". BBC. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  2. "UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics".
  3. 2003EU23C results


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