Kirsty Morrison (born 28 October 1975) is a British former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.
Biography Morrison's greatest achievement was representing England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and winning a bronze medal.Commonwealth Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
Morrison became the British javelin throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1999 AAA Championships. She also ranked third at the 1993 UK Athletics Championships.UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03. She achieved a lifetime best of in 1999.
Among her first international medals was a silver behind Soviet athlete Tatyana Shlupkina at the 1991 European Youth Olympic Days.European Youth Olympic Days. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03. She was a silver medallist at the 1993 European Athletics Junior Championships behind Finland's Mikaela Ingberg. She was only the second British woman to reach the javelin podium at that event, after 1979 winner Fatima Whitbread.European Junior Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03. She entered the World Junior Championships in 1994, but did not make the final there. Her fourth place finish at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was a new high for a British woman at that competition.European U23 Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
Among other domestic competitions, she was the 2001 Inter-Counties Championships champion,CAU Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03. four-time winner at the South of England Championships (1997, 1998, 2002, 2004),South of England Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03. 1992 winner for England at the British Schools International Match,British Schools International Match. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03. six-time winner at the AAA Junior Championships (1989–94),AAA Junior Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03. and a five-time winner at the English Schools' Athletics Championships (1990–94).English Schools Championships (Girls). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
She stopped competed after 2012.Kristy Morrison. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
International competitions 1991European Youth Olympic DaysBrussels, Belgium2ndJavelin throw48.34 m1993European Junior ChampionshipsSan Sebastián, Spain2ndJavelin throw55.92 m1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal18th (q)Javelin throw47.30 m1997European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland4thJavelin throw54.14 m1998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia3rdJavelin throw56.34 m
National titles AAA Championships Javelin throw: 1999
See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (women)
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