Robert Weir (born February 4, 1961 in Birmingham) is a retired English discus thrower, who is a nine-time national champion. His personal best throw was 65.08 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Bedford. This places him fifth among English discus throwers, behind Perriss Wilkins, Richard Slaney, Glen Smith and Carl Myerscough. Robert also competed at the 1997 World's Strongest Man competition, finishing 3rd in a qualifying group of six, only being beaten by Jouko Ahola and Flemming Rasmussen who went on to finish as champion and runner-up respectively in the 1997 final .[1]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 1st | Hammer, 75.08 PB[2] |
| 1983 | World Student Games | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | Hammer |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 8th | Hammer[3] |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 3rd | Discus[4] |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 13th |
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| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th | Discus |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 8th | Discus |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 8th | Discus[5] |
| Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | Discus[6] | |
| World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 5th | Discus | |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 3rd | Discus[7] |
| World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 7th | Discus |
References
- IAAF profile for Robert Weir
- Profile at Sporting Heroes
- ^ UK All-Time Lists: Men - Throws - GBR Athletics
- ^ 1982 Commonwealth Games, men's discus throw - Sporting Heroes
- ^ Men Hammer Throw Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984
- ^ 1994 Commonwealth Games, men's discus throw - Sporting Heroes
- ^ 1998 European Championships, men's discus throw - Sporting Heroes
- ^ 1998 Commonwealth Games, men's discus throw - Sporting Heroes
- ^ 2002 Commonwealth Games, men's discus throw - Sporting Heroes
