Louise Fawcett (1904−1990) was a British javelin and

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...

er. Fawcett was educated at Hammersmith Technical School and married Leslie Leon Stenning in 1937. As a member of the British Athletic Team she participated in a number of international competitions including the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale second Women's World Games in Sweden (1926), in Brussels (1927), England, Prague, Berlin (1930), Birmingham, London and Barcelona (1936).

Achievements

Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale The Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) – or, in English, the International Women's Sports Federation – was founded in October 1921 by Alice Milliat because of the unwillingness of existing sports organisations, such a ...

Women's World Games The Women's World Games were the first international women's sports events in track and field. The games were held four times between 1922 and 1934. They were established by Alice Milliat and the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (F ...

: silver at javelin throw *English Championship Javelin Record 1926 & 1931 *English Championship Discus Record 1930 *Middlesex County Javelin Championship 1931 - 33 *Middlesex County Discus Championship 1931 - 33 *British Javelin Champion 1926 - 31 *British Javelin Record Holder 1926 - 30 (103 ft 7in or 49.1744m) *British Discus Champion 1930 *British Discus Record Holder 1930 - 33 (106 ft 11in or 61.5188m) *Middlesex County Javelin Record Holder 1931 - 34 *Middlesex County Discus Champion 1931 - 35 *Middlesex County Discus Record Holder 1931 - 35 *Middlesex County Shot Put Champion 1934 - 35 *Second in Women's Amateur Athletic Association Indoor Shot Put Championship 1935 - 36 *Southern Counties Javelin Champion 1932 - 34 *Southern Counties Javelin Record Holder 1932 - 34 *Southern Counties Discus Champion 1935 *Southern Counties Discus Record Holder 1935 *Middlesex Championships 1936; First in Javelin, First in Shot Put, Second in Discus *Southern Counties Championships 1936; Record for Javelin (103 ft 5in) *Member of the Empire Games Team, London 1934

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fawcett, Louise British female javelin throwers British female discus throwers 1904 births 1990 deaths Women's World Games medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England