Sophie Hitchon
International competitions
q = in qualifying

Sophie Hitchon

Section Title: International competitions
Table Section Text: q = in qualifying

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes

Representing Great Britain

2007	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	9th q	50.28 m

2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	7th	58.45 m

2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	3rd	63.18 m

2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	1st	66.01 m

2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	3rd	69.59 m

World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	13th q	64.93 m

2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	12th	69.33 m in qualifying: 71.98m - New British Record

2013	European Team Championships	Gateshead, Kingdom	3rd	72.97 m New British Record

European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	70.72 m

2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	4th	73.86 m New British Record

2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	74.54 m New British Record

2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	7th	72.32 m

2018	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	2nd	73.48 m

European Championships	Berlin, Germany	8th	70.52 m

Representing England

2008	Commonwealth Youth Games	Pune, India	1st	58.43 m

2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3rd	68.72 m

2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	—	NM

Sentence(s)

Sophie Hitchons is the British record-holder with a throw of 74.54 metres, set when winning the Olympic bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Games.

final_sentence: Sophie Hitchons is the British record-holder with a throw of 74.54 metres, set when winning the Olympic bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Games.