Javelin thrower who won a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics, and a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics.
She was adopted by her javelin coach when she was a kid, and attended Dilkes County Primary School, Culverhouse Secondary School, and Torells School.
In 1986 she set a world record for the javelin throw, and the next year she won a gold medal at the World Championships.
She had one son with Andrew Norman, whom she was married to from 1997 to 2006.
She had an ongoing rivalry with Tessa Sanderson.
