Judith Miriam Oakes (born 14 February 1958 in Lewisham, Greater London) is a female retired English shot putter, powerlifter, and weightlifter.

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Judy Oakes

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Nationality	English
Born	(1958-02-14) 14 February 1958 (age 66) Lewisham, Greater London
Medal record Representing  England Women's athletics Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane Shot put 1994 Victoria Shot put 1998 Kuala Lumpur Shot put 1986 Edinburgh Shot put 1990 Auckland Shot put 1978 Edmonton Shot put Representing  Great Britain Women's weightlifting World Championships 1989 Manchester 82.5 kg Women's powerlifting IPF World Championships 1981 Honolulu 75 kg 1982 Birmingham 82.5 kg 1988 Brussels 82.5 kg 1983 Adelaide 82.5 kg 1990 Jonkoping 82.5 kg

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Oakes represented Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Oakes competed in six consecutive Commonwealth Games from 1978 until 1998 and won a medal at every one of them.^[2] She represented England and won a bronze medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[3] Four years later she represented England and won a gold medal, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[4] A further four years later she represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[5] The fourth appearance and medal came in 1990 when she represented England and won another silver, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.^[6] The fifth and sixth medals were a both gold medals at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria and the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.

Her personal best put was 19.36 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Gateshead. This is still the British record.^[7]

She was World Champion in Powerlifting three times, and European Champion eight times. Her last British Record (a Squat of 202½kg in the 75 kg bodyweight class set in February 1989) lasted until June 2008, when Marie Thornton squatted 215 kg.^[8]

She was given an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1999.^[9]