Paul Head

Paul Head (born July 1, 1965 in Forest Gate, Greater London) is a retired male hammer thrower from England, who competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A member of the Newham & Essex Beagles Athletic Club he set his personal best (74.02 metres) in 1990.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	6th	68.14 m
1990	European Championships	Split, FR Yugoslavia	11th	72.68 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	20th (q)	68.52 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	22nd (q)	69.58 m
1992	IAAF World Cup	Havana, Cuba	6th	70.32 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	22nd (q)	68.88 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	2nd	70.18 m
1994	IAAF World Cup	London, United Kingdom	8th	68.38 m
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	4th	70.36 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	3rd	68.60 m

UK National Championship winners in men's hammer throw

1977-1997	1977 Paul Dickenson 1978-79 Chris Black 1980 Paul Dickenson 1981-83 Martin Girvan 1984-85 David Smith I 1986 Paul Head 1987-88 David Smith I 1989-93 Paul Head 1997 Paul Head

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