Lee Newman (born 1 May 1973) is a Welsh male athlete who competes in the

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

and discus events. He has personal best distances of 18.85 metres and 60.48 metres respectively in these events. Newman was National Record Holder in the Discus for more than a decade. Newman coached his then wife, Shelley Newman (nee Drew) to the Olympic Games in Discus in 2004. After retiring from sports, Newman built a successful career in Private Equity running multi-national companies.

Athletics career

Newman competed in the discus event at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th cen ...

in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia finishing 7th and competed in both the discus and shot put events at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...

in Manchester, England finishing 8th and 11th respectively. He has won three bronze medals at British championships, two in the shot put in 1994 and 1999 and one in the discus in 1999.

References

1973 births Living people British male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for Wales Welsh male discus throwers Welsh male shot putters {{Wales-athletics-bio-stub