Brittany Crew

Brittany Ann Nicole Crew (born March 6, 1994 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the shot put.[1][2]

Brittany Crew

Personal information
Born	(1994-03-06) March 6, 1994 Mississauga, Ontario
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	19.28 m (National record)
Medal record Women'sathletics Representing  Canada Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Shot put Pan American Games 2019 Lima Shot put Universiade 2017 Taipei Shot put 2015 Gwangju Shot put

Crew is an alumnus of York University in Toronto.[3]

Career

In July 2016 she was named to Canada's Olympic team.[4]

At the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Crew won gold with a best throw of 18.34 meters.[5] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Crew won bronze with a best throw of 18.32 metres.[6]

In 2019, at the Hallesche Werfertage event, Crew threw 18.69 to surpass her own Canadian record of 18.61 meters.[7]

References

1. COC Profile
2. IAAF Profile
3. "Crew Hits Olympic Standard in Shotput, Road to Rio Continues". yorkulions.ca. York University. May 20, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
4. Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
5. "Canada's Brittany Crew captures shot put gold at Summer Universiade". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
6. Webb-Proctor, Gary (13 April 2018). "Brittany Crew saves best for last to take Bronze in women's shot put at Commonwealth Games". East York Chronicle. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
7. "Brittany Crew breaks Canadian shot put record to claim bronze in Germany". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.