Philippa Roles

Philippa Kate Roles (born 1 March 1978) is a Welsh discus thrower.

Born in Neath, she studied at Neath Port Talbot College and is resident in London. Roles works for the train operating company Southern as a train driver on the London Metro services servicing South London. She represents Swansea Harriers at club level.^[1]

Her personal best throw is 62.89 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. This places her third on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Meg Ritchie and Venissa Head.^[2]

On Wednesday 16 July 2008, Philippa appeared as Jonny Saunder's guest in the feature "Who's in the Locker, Cocker?" on Chris Evans' BBC Radio 2 Drivetime Show.

She is 5 ft 10 inches tall and weighs 88 kg.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Wales
1995	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	12th	44.84 m
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	16th (q)	46.48 m
1997	European Junior Championships	Ljubljana, Slovenia	3rd	50.62 m
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	6th	54.10 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	15th (q)	54.82 m
	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	55.37 m
2001	Universiade	Beijing, China	6th	55.02 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	4th	57.65 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	18th (q)	58.83 m
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	6th	58.38 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	27th (q)	57.44 m
2010	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	4th	57.99 m

References

1. Skeels, Robert (19 June 2008). "Athletics: Euro role for Philippa". Neath Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
2. UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics

External links

• Philippa Roles profile at IAAF
• Philippa Roles at the British Olympic Association