Sophie McKinna
Sophie McKinna (born 31 August 1994) is a Norfolk born, British athlete specialising in the shot put.[3] She won silver medals at the 2011 World Youth Championships and 2013 European Junior Championships. Sophie has since become the 2019 British Indoor and Outdoor Champion.
Personal information | |
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Born | Gorleston, England, United Kingdom | 31 August 1994
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Shot put |
Club | Great Yarmouth |
Coached by | Geoff Capes (–2014) Mike Winch (2015–)[2] |
Her indoor personal best is 17.97 metres (Birmingham 2019). At the 2019 World Championships in Doha she threw a new outdoor personal best of 18.61m to qualify for the final [4]. By throwing over the 18.50m required she has now also qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Sophie must finish in the top two at the British Outdoor Championships to be selected for the games.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 5th | Shot put | 15.14 m |
2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 2nd | Shot put | 14.90 m |
Commonwealth Youth Games | Douglas, Isle of Man | 1st | Shot put | 14.75 m | |
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | Shot put | 15.98 m |
2013 | European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) | Castellón, Spain | 2nd | Shot put | 16.09 m |
European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 2nd | Shot put | 17.09 m | |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th | Shot put | 16.59 m |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 9th | Shot put | 15.68 m |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 5th | Shot put | 17.76 m |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | Shot put | 17.69 m | |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 10th (q) | Shot put | 17.18 m |
European Team Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | Shot put | 17.94 m | |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 11th | Shot put | 17.99 m |
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References
- "Team England bio". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "Power of 10 profile". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- Sophie McKinna at World Athletics
- "BBC Live Athletics".
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