Judy Oakes

Judith Miriam Oakes, known as Judy, is a retired English shot putter, powerlifter and weightlifter, born on 14 February 1958 in Lewisham, Greater London. She represented Great Britain at the 1984, 1988, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics and competed in six consecutive Commonwealth Games from 1978 until 1998, winning a medal at every one of them, including gold at the 1982, 1994 and 1998 Games. Her personal best throw of 19.36 metres, set in 1988, is still the British record, and she was British shot put champion 49 times in one form or another. In powerlifting she was World Champion three times and European Champion eight times, and in weightlifting she was European Champion in 1989 and 1990. She was given an OBE in 1999.