Shirley Webb

Shirley Webb (born 28 September 1981) is a British former hammer thrower and performer in the Gladiators series.

She was born in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England and is the daughter of Andrew Webb, a Scottish international hurdler who competed at the Commonwealth Games. She attended The King's School, Tynemouth and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Mathematics.

Webb's own record of major championships includes Olympic Games (2004), World Championships, European Athletics Championships and two Commonwealth Games (2002, 2006) where she competed for Great Britain and Scotland respectively. In 2005 she won the European Cup for Great Britain.

Her personal best throw is 67.58 m (221 ft 8​¹⁄₂ in) which is the Scottish record, and places her second on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Lorraine Shaw.

Webb is part of the new Gladiators TV show as Battleaxe.

Webb became a patron of Meningitis UK after suffering from viral meningitis.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing United Kingdom and Scotland
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	16th (q)	55.58 m
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	11th	59.81 m
	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	8th	61.07 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	41st (q)	61.60 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd (q)	64.16 m
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	10th	59.31 m
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	34th (q)	60.30 m

References

• Shirley Webb profile at IAAF