Shaun Pickering
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Shaun Pickering (born 14 November 1961) is a retired Welsh shot putter. Pickering won a bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games representing Wales and finished 27th at the 1996 Olympics. Pickering is a member of the Welsh Athletics hall of fame for a career that included winning 5 Welsh shot put titles, 5 Welsh discus throw titles, and 9 Welsh hammer throw titles.[1] Pickering is the son of Olympian Jean Pickering and Ron Pickering and in 2010 became the heavy throws coach for UK Athletics.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Shaun Pickering". Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Pickering takes over as heavy throws coach for UK Athletics - insidethegames.biz - Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News". insidethegames.biz. 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- British male shot putters
- British male discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- British athletics biography stubs
- Welsh sportspeople stubs