Robert Weir (athlete)

Robert Weir (born 4 February 1961 in Birmingham) is a retired English discus thrower, who is a twelve-time national champion. Weir attended Handsworth Grammar School in Birmingham.

His personal best throw was 65.08 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Bedford. This places him fifth among English discus throwers, behind Perriss Wilkins, Richard Slaney, Glen Smith and Carl Myerscough. Weir also competed at the 1997 World's Strongest Man competition, finishing 3rd in a qualifying group of six, only being beaten by Jouko Ahola and Flemming Rasmussen who went on to finish as champion and runner-up respectively in the 1997 final .

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing United Kingdom and England
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	5th	Discus throw	59.26 m
			1st	Hammer throw	75.08 m
1983	World Student Games	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	Hammer throw	74.1 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	15th (q)	Hammer throw	71.62 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	10th	Discus throw	61.36 m
			8th	Hammer throw	72.62 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	18th (q)	Discus throw	59.74 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th (q)	Discus throw	57.18 m
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	3rd	Discus throw	60.86 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th	Discus throw	63.14 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	15th (q)	Discus throw	61.64 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	8th	Discus throw	63.06 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	8th	Discus throw	61.92 m
	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	5th	Discus throw	64.39 m
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	Discus throw	64.42 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	13th (q)	Discus throw	62.71 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	28th (q)	Discus throw	60.01 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	15th (q)	Discus throw	61.05 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	3rd	Discus throw	59.24 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	21st (q)	Discus throw	58.37 m
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	7th	Discus throw	58.91 m

External links

• Robert Weir profile at IAAF
• Profile at Sporting Heroes
• Youtube 1984 Olympics

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