Brittany Crew
Brittany Ann Nicole Crew (born March 6, 1994 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the shot put.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
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| Born | March 6, 1994 Mississauga, Ontario |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Shot put |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 19.28 m (National record) |
Medal record
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Crew is an alumnus of York University in Toronto.[3]
Career
In July 2016 she was named to Canada's Olympic team.[4]
At the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Crew won gold with a best throw of 18.34 meters.[5] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Crew won bronze with a best throw of 18.32 metres.[6]
In 2019, at the Hallesche Werfertage event, Crew threw 18.69 to surpass her own Canadian record of 18.61 meters.[7]
References
- COC Profile
- IAAF Profile
- "Crew Hits Olympic Standard in Shotput, Road to Rio Continues". yorkulions.ca. York University. May 20, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "Canada's Brittany Crew captures shot put gold at Summer Universiade". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- Webb-Proctor, Gary (13 April 2018). "Brittany Crew saves best for last to take Bronze in women's shot put at Commonwealth Games". East York Chronicle. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- "Brittany Crew breaks Canadian shot put record to claim bronze in Germany". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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