Shelley Holroyd 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 record with 56m50 and it
Bruce Field (athlete) Field also studied for a PhD at the University of Melbourne. He is now an Associate Professor in the Monash University Department of Mechanical Engineering. Bruce Field (athlete) Bruce William Field (born 22 January 1947) is an Australian former athlete who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. He specialised in sprint races, hurdles and the long jump. Field was born in Melbourne and trained at St. Stephens Harriers in Mount Waverley. At the 1972 Summer Olympics he took part in both the long jump and 400 metres hurdles. The