Shelley Holroyd record holder Hayley Thomas (javelin). Shelley Holroyd Shelley Holroyd (born 17 May 1973 in Salford, Lancashire, England) is a British javelin thrower. Holroyd is the sixth British javelin thrower to throw over 60 m (1993) and the first thrower to reach an Olympic Games since Tessa Sanderson. At the age of 23 she had already competed in every major championship. She started throwing at the age of 12 and at 13 threw 37m58cm to win the English Schools Championships. At the age of 16 Holroyd threw 52m50 and became a senior international athlete. In 1992 she broke the English Schools
José Monteiro (athlete) José Monteiro (athlete) José Monteiro (Algarve) is a Paralympian athlete from Portugal competing mainly in category T46 middle distance events. José Monteiro competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he won a silver medal in the men's 800 metres - T46 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, finishing eighth in the men's 800 metres - T46 event and went out in the first round of the men's 1500 metres - T46 event. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China where he went out in the first round