About: Shirley Webb

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Shirley Addison (née Webb) (born 28 September 1981) is a British former hammer thrower and performer in the Gladiators series as Battleaxe. She was born in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England and is the daughter of , a Scottish international hurdler who competed at the Commonwealth Games. She attended The King's School, Tynemouth and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Mathematics. Her personal best throw is 67.58 m (221 ft 8+1⁄2 in) which is the Scottish record, and places her fifth on the British outdoor all-time list.

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  • Shirley Addison (née Webb) (born 28 September 1981) is a British former hammer thrower and performer in the Gladiators series as Battleaxe. She was born in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England and is the daughter of , a Scottish international hurdler who competed at the Commonwealth Games. She attended The King's School, Tynemouth and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Mathematics. Webb's own record of major championships includes Olympic Games (2004), World Championships, European Athletics Championships and two Commonwealth Games (2002, 2006) where she competed for Great Britain and Scotland respectively. In 2005, she won the European Cup for Great Britain. Her personal best throw is 67.58 m (221 ft 8+1⁄2 in) which is the Scottish record, and places her fifth on the British outdoor all-time list. Webb became a patron of Meningitis UK after suffering from viral meningitis. (en)
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  • Shirley Addison (née Webb) (born 28 September 1981) is a British former hammer thrower and performer in the Gladiators series as Battleaxe. She was born in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England and is the daughter of , a Scottish international hurdler who competed at the Commonwealth Games. She attended The King's School, Tynemouth and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Mathematics. Her personal best throw is 67.58 m (221 ft 8+1⁄2 in) which is the Scottish record, and places her fifth on the British outdoor all-time list. (en)
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  • Shirley Webb (en)
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