Paul Head

Paul Head (born July 1, 1965, in Forest Gate, Greater London) is a male retired male hammer thrower from England.

Paul Head

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1965-07-01) 1 July 1965 Forest Gate, Greater London
Sport
Sport	Hammer throw
Club	Newham & Essex Beagles AC
Medal record Athletics Representing England Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria hammer 2002 Manchester hammer

Athletics career

Head 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.

He competed in four successive Commonwealth Games; he represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand before winning a silver medal when representing England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He represented England for the third time, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and then won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	6th	68.14 m
	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
	IAAF World Cup	Havana, Cuba	6th	70.32 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	22nd (q)	68.88 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	2nd	70.18 m
	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

References

• Paul Head at World Athletics
• sports-reference
• Profile