Averil Williams

Averil Muriel Williams (19 March 1935 – 16 December 2019) was a British athlete who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Averil Williams

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1935-03-19)19 March 1935 Essex, England
Died	16 December 2019(2019-12-16) (aged 84)[1]
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	Lozells Harriers Blue Coat AC (Hereford)
Medal record Athletics Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff javelin

Biography

Williams finished third behind Doris Orphall in the javelin throw event at the 1956 WAAA Championships.^[3] The following year she became the national javelin champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1957 WAAA Championships^[4] and successfully retained the title at the 1958 WAAA Championships.^[5]

One month later, Williams represented England and won a bronze medal in the javelin at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.^[6][7]

After finishing second behind Sue Platt at the 1960 WAAA Championships^[8] she represented Great Britain at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, competing in the women's javelin throw competition.^[9]

Williams continued to compete for several years and finished second behind Ameli Koloska in the javelin event at the 1965 WAAA Championships^[10] and third behind Sue Platt at the 1969 WAAA Championships.^[11]