Goldie Sayers
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Katherine Dinah "Goldie" Sayers (born 16 July 1982) is a British former javelin thrower, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was born in Newmarket, Suffolk, England. On 20 May 2007, Sayers set a new British record in the javelin at 65.05 m (213 ft 5 in), thus becoming the first British woman to throw over 65 metres since javelins were redesigned in 1999. Sayers set the record when competing for her university, Loughborough, at the Loughborough International match. She cemented this achievement at the Norwich Union Glasgow Grand Prix on 3 June 2007 where she beat a top-class international field in rainy conditions with a throw of 63.59 m. Defeated rivals included European champion and Olympic silver medallist Steffi Nerius and world champion Barbora Špotáková.
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Birth name | Katherine Dinah Sayers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-07-16) 16 July 1982 (age 41)[1] Newmarket, Suffolk, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 11 st (70 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 11 August 2012 |