Sophie Hitchon, the Glossary
Sophie Hitchon (born 11 July 1991) is a retired British hammer thrower.[1]
Table of Contents
68 relations: Athletics at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw, Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw, Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw, Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Athletics World Cup, Ballet, Beijing, Berlin, Burnley, Bydgoszcz, Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Youth Games, Daegu, Debrecen, European Athletics U20 Championships, European Athletics U23 Championships, Fatima Whitbread, Finland, Gateshead, Glasgow, Gold Coast, Queensland, Hameldon Community College, Hammer throw, IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge, Kingston upon Hull, Lancashire Telegraph, List of British records in athletics, London, Moncton, Novi Sad, Ostrava, Pune, Tampere, United Kingdom, University of Hertfordshire, World Athletics, World Athletics U20 Championships, 1988 Summer Olympics, 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics, 2007 World Championships in Athletics, 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw, 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw, ... Expand index (18 more) »
- British female hammer throwers
- English female hammer throwers
- Olympic female hammer throwers
- Sportspeople from Burnley
Athletics at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
At the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, the athletics events were held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, India from 14 to 16 October.
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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
The athletics competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held during the last 10 days of the Games, on 3–12 August.
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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
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Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Athletics was one of ten core sports that appeared at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw
The Women's hammer throw at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place at Hampden Park on 27 and 28 July 2014.
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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from 12 to 21 August 2016, at the Olympic Stadium.
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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Athletics was one of ten core sports that appeared at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
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Athletics World Cup
The Athletics World Cup was a team-based international athletics competition held in 2018.
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Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia.
Beijing
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.
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Berlin
Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.
Burnley
Burnley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021.
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Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Kuyavia.
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Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire.
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Commonwealth Youth Games
The Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) is an international multi-sport event organized by the Commonwealth Games Federation.
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Daegu
Daegu, formerly spelled Taegu and officially Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in southeastern South Korea.
Debrecen
Debrecen (Debrezin; Debrecín) is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County.
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European Athletics U20 Championships
The European Athletics U20 Championships (formerly named the European Athletics Junior Championships up to 2015) are the European championships for athletes who are under-20 athletes, which is the age range recognised by World Athletics as junior athletes.
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European Athletics U23 Championships
The European Athletics U23 Championships is a biennial athletics competition for European athletes under the age of 23, which is organized by the European Athletic Association.
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Fatima Whitbread
Fatima Whitbread, (3 March 1961) is a British retired javelin thrower. Sophie Hitchon and Fatima Whitbread are Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England, Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics, Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) and Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain.
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Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
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Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England.
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Glasgow
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.
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Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast, also known by its initials, GC, is a coastal city and region in the state of Queensland, Australia, located approximately south-southeast of the centre of the state capital, Brisbane.
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Hameldon Community College was a mixed 11–16 comprehensive school located in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
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Hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
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IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge
The IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge was an annual hammer throw series, organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) from 2010 until the end of 2019 season.
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Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
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Lancashire Telegraph
The Lancashire Telegraph, formerly the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, is a local tabloid newspaper distributed in East Lancashire, England.
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List of British records in athletics
British records in athletics are the best performances in athletics events by athletes representing the United Kingdom which are ratified by UK Athletics (UKA).
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Moncton
Moncton is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
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Novi Sad
Novi Sad (Нови Сад,; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia after the capital Belgrade and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina.
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Ostrava
Ostrava (Ostrawa, Ostrau) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region.
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Pune
Pune, previously spelled in English as Poona (the official name until 1978), is a city in Maharashtra state in the Deccan plateau in Western India.
Tampere
Tampere (Tammerfors) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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University of Hertfordshire
The University of Hertfordshire (UH) is a public university in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
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World Athletics
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running.
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World Athletics U20 Championships
The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial world championships for the sport of athletics organised by the World Athletics, contested by athletes in the under-20 athletics age category (19 years old or younger on 31 December in the year of the competition. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in 1986 and renamed to IAAF World U20 Championships in November 2015.
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1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad and officially branded as Seoul 1988, were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
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2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics
The 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the second edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics.
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2007 World Championships in Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007.
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2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games (Hindi: 2008 कॉमनवेल्थ यूथ गेम्स), officially known as the III Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known as Pune 2008, a regional sporting event that was held from 12 to 18 October 2008 in Pune, India, a city in the state of Maharashtra.
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2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2008 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics.
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2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 and 9 July.
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2009 European Athletics Junior Championships
The 20th European Athletics Junior Championships were held between 23 and 26 July 2009 in the Stadion Karađorđe in Novi Sad, Serbia.
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2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held at the Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from 19 to 25 July 2010.
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2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 22 and 24 July.
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2011 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 8th European Athletics U23 Championships were held on 14–17 July 2011 in the Městský stadion in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
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2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's hammer throw
The Women's hammer throw event at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, at Městský stadion on 15 and 16 July.
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2011 European Cup Winter Throwing
The 2011 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 19 and 20 March 2011 at the National Sports Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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2011 World Championships in Athletics
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (제13회 세계육상선수권대회) was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea.
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2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 4.
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2013 European Athletics Team Championships
The 2013 European Athletics Team Championships was the 4th edition of European Athletics Team Championships, first named European Athletics Team Championships and not only European Team Championships as from the 1st edition (Leiria 2009) to the 3rd edition (Stockholm 2011), took place on 22 and 23 June 2013.
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2013 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships were the 9th edition of the biennial athletics competition between European athletes under the age of twenty-three.
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2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's hammer throw
The Women's hammer throw event at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Tampere, Finland, at Ratina Stadium on 12 and 13 July.
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2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games (Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; Glaschu 2014), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).
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2015 World Championships in Athletics
The 2015 IAAF World Championships (第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China.
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2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 26 and 27 August.
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2016 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge
The 2016 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge is the seventh edition of the annual, global series of hammer throw competitions organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations.
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2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.
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2017 World Championships in Athletics
The 2017 IAAF World Championships, the sixteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 4 to 13 August at London Stadium in London, United Kingdom.
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2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 5 and 7 August.
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2018 Athletics World Cup
The 2018 Athletics World Cup was held in London, United Kingdom, from 14 to 15 July 2018.
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2018 European Athletics Championships
The 2018 European Athletics Championships were held in Berlin, Germany, from 6 to 12 August 2018.
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2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 10 and 12 August.
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See also
British female hammer throwers
- Anna Purchase
- Carys Parry
- Charlotte Payne
- Jessica Mayho
- Karenjeet Kaur Bains
- Kimberley Reed
- Laura Douglas (athlete)
- Lesley Brannan
- Lorraine Shaw
- Louisa James (athlete)
- Lyn Sprules
- Sarah Holt
- Shaunagh Brown
- Shirley Webb
- Sophie Hitchon
- Susan McKelvie
- Zoe Derham
English female hammer throwers
- Anna Purchase
- Charlotte Payne
- Jessica Mayho
- Karenjeet Kaur Bains
- Lorraine Shaw
- Lyn Sprules
- Sarah Holt
- Shaunagh Brown
- Shirley Webb
- Sophie Hitchon
- Zoe Derham
Olympic female hammer throwers
- Alla Davydova
- Anita Włodarczyk
- Anna Bulgakova
- Charlene Woitha
- Gulfiya Khanafeyeva
- Lenka Valešová
- Sophie Hitchon
- Tatyana Lysenko
- Tuğçe Şahutoğlu
- Yelena Konevtseva
- Yuka Murofushi
- Zoe Derham
Sportspeople from Burnley
- Brian Redman
- Charles Sutcliffe
- Craig Heap
- Daniel Barritt
- Eddie Rigg
- Fabian Coulthard
- Holly Lam-Moores
- Ian Rawcliffe
- Joe Abbott (speedway rider)
- John Falconer (poker player)
- Margaret Hartley
- Mark Brown (para-athlete)
- Neil Hodgson
- Reg Hindley
- Sophie Hitchon
- Steven Burke
- Zoe Williams (physician)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Hitchon
Also known as Hitchon.
, 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships, 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's hammer throw, 2011 European Cup Winter Throwing, 2011 World Championships in Athletics, 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw, 2013 European Athletics Team Championships, 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships, 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's hammer throw, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2015 World Championships in Athletics, 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw, 2016 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2017 World Championships in Athletics, 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw, 2018 Athletics World Cup, 2018 European Athletics Championships, 2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw.