Anna Purchase (born 15 September 1999) is an English international athlete based in the United States.[1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 15 September 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
| Club | Notts AC |
Biography edit
Purchase was educated at the University of Nebraska and then the University of California, where she trained with future-World Champion, Camryn Rogers.[3] She started throwing at the age of 13 and became only the second British woman to break the 70 metre barrier.[4] She finished fourth at the 2021 European U23 Championships.[5][6]
In 2022, she was selected for the women's hammer throw event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[1][5] She was selected for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest,[7] where she reached the final.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Anna Purchase". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Faraudo, Jeff (23 August 2023). "Cal Alums Camryn Rogers and Anna Purchase Reach Hammer Throw Final at Worlds". Sports Illustrated Cal Bears News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Chaucer Junior School, Ilkeston, had a special visitor today – hammer thrower Anna Purchase". Ilkeston Life. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Anna Purchase results". The Power of 10. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "FINAL ADDITIONS TO GB & NI TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS BUDAPEST 2023". British Athletics. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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