Sophie Hitchon
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Born | Burnley, Lancashire, England | 11 July 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sophie Hitchon (born 11 July 1991) is a retired British
Early life
Hitchon was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and attended Wellfield Church Primary School, Ivy Bank Business and Enterprise College and Thomas Whitham Sixth Form.[1] She is studying for a BSc in Business and Sport Management from the University of Hertfordshire.[2] Hitchon practiced ballet between the ages of 4 and 14 and credits it for teaching dedication to sport.[3]
Achievements
In April 2007, Hitchon set a new UK Under 17 Women's record with a throw of 49.61m at the
In March 2008, at the age of 16, Hitchon set a new junior record with a throw of 59.74m at the UK Throws event in Birmingham, followed by a 59.49m throw at the Blackpool Open Meeting the same weekend.[6]
In July 2009, Hitchon won bronze in the hammer at the European Junior Championships. In doing so she also improved her own national junior record to 63.18m and took Britain's first ever European Junior medal in the women's hammer.[7]
A year later, Hitchon was captain of the UK women's team at the IAAF World Junior Championships (Moncton, Canada, 19–25 July), as well as remaining the UK junior hammer record holder.[8]
In July 2011, Hitchon represented the UK in the European Under-23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic (14–17 July),[9] taking the bronze medal.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Hitchon achieved a bronze medal in the women's Hammer throw with a distance of 68.72m. This was her first success at a senior level championship.[10]
At the
Hitchon announced her retirement in May 2021.[12]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain | ||||
2007 | World Youth Championships
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Ostrava, Czech Republic | 9th q | 50.28 m[13] |
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 7th | 58.45 m[14] |
2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 3rd | 63.18 m[15] |
2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 1st | 66.01 m[16] |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 3rd | 69.59 m[17] |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 13th q | 64.93 m[13] | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 12th | 69.33 m[13] in qualifying: 71.98m - New British Record[13] |
2013 | European Team Championships
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Gateshead, Kingdom | 3rd | 72.97 m New British Record[13] |
European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 70.72 m | |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China
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4th | 73.86 m New British Record[13] |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 74.54 m New British Record[13] |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 7th | 72.32 m |
2018 | World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 73.48 m |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 8th | 70.52 m | |
Representing England | ||||
2008 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Pune, India | 1st | 58.43 m[15] |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | 68.72 m[15] |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | — | NM |
- q = in qualifying
References
- ^ Walker and Hitchon support Grass Roots Heroes awards Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2011
- ^ "Olympic medallist joins The University of Hertfordshire". University of Hertfordshire. University of Hertfordshire. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Poole, Harry. "Rio 2016: Team GB's Sophie Hitchon on her journey to the Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ British Athletics Official WebsiteAlex hammers home a Euro Juniors qualifier
- ^ "Frances MILLER | Profile | World Athletics".
- ^ British Athletics Official WebsiteJunior Record for Sophie
- ^ British Athletics Official WebsiteFour More Medals in Serbia
- ^ British Athletics Official WebsiteStay calm and focused, says Hitchon
- ^ British Athletics Official WebsiteEuropean Under-23 Championships (3)
- ^ "Glasgow 2014: Sophie Hitchon hopes to follow up hammer bronze". BBC Sport. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Hitchon wins Britain's first". BBC Sport. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Sophie Hitchon: Britain's Rio Olympics hammer bronze medallist retires". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ IAAF
- ^ "Nelson secures 100m Silver in Poland".
- ^ a b c Sophie Hitchon profile thepowerof10.info
- ^ "UKA IAAF World Juniors (10)". www.uka.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012.
- ^ Blackburn Harrier Sophie Hitchon breaks record again Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2011
External links
- Sophie Hitchon at World Athletics
- Sophie Hitchon at ThePowerOf10.info
- Sophie Hitchon at Olympics.com
- Sophie Hitchon at Olympedia
- Sophie Hitchon at Team GB
- Sophie Hitchon at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)