Anna Purchase

Anna Purchase (born 15 September 1999) is a United States based English international athlete.[1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[1][2]

Anna Purchase
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
ClubNottingham AC

Biography

Purchase was educated at the University of Nebraska and then the University of California. She started throwing at the age of 13 and became only the second British woman to break the 70 metre barrier.[3] She finished fourth at the 2021 European U23 Championships.[4][5]

In 2022, she was selected for the women's hammer throw event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[1][4]

References
  1. "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. "Anna Purchase". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. "Chaucer Junior School, Ilkeston, had a special visitor today – hammer thrower Anna Purchase". Ilkeston Life. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. "Anna Purchase results". The Power of 10. Retrieved 31 July 2022.


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