Laura Whittingham (born 6 June 1986) is an English athlete who competes in the

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. She has a personal best distance of 60.68 metres.

Biography

Whittingham represented

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at the

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in Delhi. just missing a bronze medal by finishing 4th. She has won three British titles in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and has reached 3rd place on the British all time rankings with the new specification javelin which was introduced in 1999.

References

1986 births Living people British female javelin throwers English female javelin throwers Commonwealth Games athletes for England Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games British Athletics Championships winners 21st-century English sportswomen {{England-javelinthrow-athletics-bio-stub