Myrtle Augee

Myrtle Sharon Mary Augee, born on 4 February 1965, is a retired English shot putter who represented Great Britain at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. She competed at four Commonwealth Games and won a medal at each: bronze for England in 1986, gold in 1990, and silver in 1994 and 1998. She won the British shot put title five times, in 1989, 1992, 1993, 1999 and 2002, and her personal best of 19.03 metres, set in Cardiff in June 1990, ranked second on the British outdoor list behind Judy Oakes. She later became a World Champion in powerlifting and won a world championship medal in weightlifting. She was appointed MBE in the 2009 Birthday Honours.