Angela Littlewood

Angela Mary Littlewood (born 24 September 1949 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is a female retired English shot putter.

Angela Littlewood

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	24 September 1949 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Sport
Club	Cambridge Harriers, Bexleyheath

Athletics career

Her personal best put was 17.53 metres, achieved in July 1980 in the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] This places her fifth on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Judy Oakes, Myrtle Augee, Meg Ritchie and Venissa Head. It was the British record at the time.[2] She represented England in the shot put event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3] Four years later she represented England again in the shot put event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4][5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1978	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada	5th	[6]
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	13th	17.53 NR[7]
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	5th

References

1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
3. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
4. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. 1978 Commonwealth Games, women's athletics results Archived 2010-12-23 at WebCite - Sporting Heroes
7. Women Shot Put Olympic Games Moscow 1980