Emma Merry

Emma Louise Merry (born 2 July 1974) is a female retired English discus thrower.

[1] She finished seventh representing England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.

This places her ninth on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Meg Ritchie, Venissa Head, Philippa Roles, Shelley Newman, Jackie McKernan, Debbie Callaway, Tracy Axten and Rosemary Payne.

[4] She competed internationally in her youth and represented Great Britain at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in 1990 and 1992, and at the European Athletics Junior Championships in 1991 and 1993.

[5] Nationally, at the AAA Junior Championships she won the under-15 category in 1988, the under-17 category in 1989, then took four consecutive wins at under-20 level from 1990 to 1993, including a meet record of 50.84 m (166 ft 9+1⁄2 in) which made her the first woman to throw beyond fifty metres at the competition.