Shelley Newman

Shelley Jean Newman, now Shelley Parr and maiden name Shelley Drew, (born 8 August 1973) is a retired English discus thrower. She was born in Carshalton, London.

Her personal best throw is 61.22 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. This is the English record, and places her fourth on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Meg Ritchie, Venissa Head and Philippa Roles.

Shelley has a degree in physiology, which she gained at the University of Birmingham in 1994. She earned her doctorate in the subject in 1999. She currently works as the BM4 Director in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton. Previously she held posts at the University of Birmingham and, until 2007, Cardiff University.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	12th	46.14 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	22nd (q)	53.96 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	27th (q)	53.13 m
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	4th	56.13 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	8th (q)	57.36 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	10th	57.38 m
	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	3rd	58.13 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	19th (q)	57.65 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	33rd (q)	56.04 m

References

• Shelley Newman profile at IAAF