Meg Ritchie in action at the National Sports Centre in
London (Crystal Palace).
Her personal best throws were :
Shot Put 16.14 Helsinki 10 AUG 1983
Discus Throw 67.48 Walnut, CAL. U.S.A. 26 APRIL 1981 **
Meg Ritchie won the Scottish championships in discus seven times and in shot put
she won three Scottish titles.
She also won the U.K. championships four times in the discus, and three
AAA discus titles.
** In Olympic year of 2021 her UK discus record had still not been beaten: 40 years !
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Women's Discus Final.
Commonwealth Games 1982.
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| 1. Meg RITCHIE |
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SCO |
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62.98 |
| 2. Gael MULHALL |
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AUS |
|
58.64 |
| 3. Lynda WHITELEY |
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ENG |
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54.78 |
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Women's Discus Final
Olympic Games 1984
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| 1. Ria STALMAN |
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HOL |
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65.36 |
| 2. Leslie DENIZ |
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USA |
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64.86 |
| 3. Florenta CRACIUNESCU |
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ROM |
|
63.64 |
| 4. Ulla LUNDHOLM |
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FIN |
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62.84 |
| 5. Meg RITCHIE |
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GBR |
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62.58 |
| 6. Ingra MANECKE |
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GFR |
|
58.56 |
| 7. Venissa HEAD |
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GBR |
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58.18 |
| 8. Gael MARTIN |
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AUS |
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55.88 |
Meg Ritchie is married to Dr. Michael H. Stone.
She is the Director of East Tennessee State University Sports Performance Enhancement Consortium (SPEC),
the Director of the Center of Excellence for Coach Education, and Assistant Coach for Men's and
Women's Track and Field at ETSU (Throws).