Venissa Head

Venissa Anne Head (born 1 September 1956 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a former international track and field athlete from Wales.

She took part in the inaugural IAAF World Championships in 1983, competing in both the shot put and the discus throw.

[10] In the shot put, she finished sixth with a throw of 17.90 metres, in a competition that went straight to a final as there were only thirteen entrants, caused by the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott.

[13][14] She is the British indoor shot put record holder, with her personal best of 19.06 metres set on 7 April 1984.

[16] She was second on the British all-time list for discus until 27 February 2016, when a throw by Jade Lally relegated her to third.