Philippa Roles

Philippa Kate Roles (born 1 March 1978) is a Welsh discus thrower.

Born in Neath, she studied at Neath Port Talbot College and is resident in London. Roles works for the train operating company Southern as a train driver on the London Metro services servicing South London. She represents Swansea Harriers at club level.

Her personal best throw is 62.89 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. This places her third on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Meg Ritchie and Venissa Head.

On Wednesday 16 July 2008, Philippa appeared as Jonny Saunder's guest in the feature "Who's in the Locker, Cocker?" on Chris Evans' BBC Radio 2 Drivetime Show.

She is 5 ft 10 inches tall and weighs 88 kg.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Great Britain and Wales
1995	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	12th	44.84 m
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	16th (q)	46.48 m
1997	European Junior Championships	Ljubljana, Slovenia	3rd	50.62 m
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	6th	54.10 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	15th (q)	54.82 m
	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	55.37 m
2001	Universiade	Beijing, China	6th	55.02 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	4th	57.65 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	18th (q)	58.83 m
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	6th	58.38 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	27th (q)	57.44 m
2010	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	4th	57.99 m

External links

• Philippa Roles profile at IAAF
• Philippa Roles at the British Olympic Association