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	(1949-09-24) 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