Sophie McKinna

Sophie McKinna (born 31 August 1994) is a Norfolk born, British athlete specialising in the shot put.  She won silver medals at the 2011 World Youth Championships and 2013 European Junior Championships.  Sophie has since become the 2019 British Indoor and Outdoor Champion.  

Her indoor personal best is 17.97 metres (Birmingham 2019).  At the 2019 World Championships in Doha she threw a new outdoor personal best of 18.61m to qualify for the final .  By throwing over the 18.50m required she has now also qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.  Sophie must finish in the top two at the British Outdoor Championships to be selected for the games. 

International competitions

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Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:English female shot putters
Category:British female shot putters
Category:Sportspeople from Great Yarmouth
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for England
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games