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86:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
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318:Katherine Dinah "Goldie" Sayers
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1126:Powell, David (21 June 2007).
493:improve her javelin throwing.
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1332:10 November
1305:21 February
1138:10 November
1046:Pete Sayers
739:Universiade
507:Competition
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911:, Finland
863:, Germany
768:Gothenburg
725:, Finland
651:Manchester
402:UK records
353:Early life
250:2007 Yalta
231:2008 Split
64:1982-07-16
1493:2021–24:
1427:champions
1198:BBC Sport
1158:BBC Sport
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125:Athletics
77:, England
1423:women's
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1256:7 August
1008:58.28 m
1001:, China
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637:55.40 m
631:, Italy
629:Grosseto
607:, Chile
605:Santiago
591:47.86 m
513:Position
463:through
412:and the
300:Javelin
274:Javelin
269:2012 Bar
255:Javelin
236:Javelin
158:Women's
1230:22 June
1204:14 July
1178:20 July
1111:22 June
1089:22 June
1032:53.56 m
999:Beijing
984:58.33 m
963:57.68 m
954:Glasgow
918:63.01 m
894:58.18 m
870:58.98 m
846:65.75 m
837:Beijing
822:57.23 m
798:57.29 m
777:54.70 m
753:56.25 m
732:54.44 m
708:59.11 m
684:53.90 m
660:51.32 m
614:51.52 m
567:45.54 m
543:England
474:at the
429:Croatia
406:Germany
209:Javelin
136:Javelin
104:Country
1485:2020:
1469:2016:
1461:2015:
1453:2014:
1445:2013:
975:Zürich
930:London
861:Berlin
699:Athens
558:Annecy
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516:Notes
465:Bourne
175:
113:
91:Weight
83:Height
39:, 2012
1014:2016
990:2015
945:2014
900:2012
890:10th
885:Daegu
876:2011
852:2009
828:2008
813:Osaka
804:2007
773:12th
759:2006
744:İzmir
728:12th
714:2005
690:2004
680:11th
666:2003
642:2002
620:2001
596:2000
574:1999
549:1998
510:Venue
425:Split
131:Event
122:Sport
99:Sport
1334:2008
1307:2015
1279:2012
1258:2012
1232:2013
1206:2012
1180:2019
1140:2008
1113:2013
1091:2013
980:8th
959:7th
914:4th
842:3rd
794:5th
749:4th
656:6th
634:2nd
610:6th
588:5th
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