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"We outdid ourselves" is Megan Whitehead’s reaction to smashing two world shearing records yesterday. Ms Whitehead, of Gore, and cousin Hannah...

Preparation to break a shearing world record has been good for Gore shearer Megan Whitehead, father Quentin says. Tomorrow she will attempt to take...

Content brought to you by Isuzu Utes On Friday, Southland shearer Megan Whitehead will attempt to break the women’s eight-hour strong-wool lamb record, set...

Isuzu Utes New Zealand is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Isuzu Utes 8 Hour Woman's Shearing World Record. The event will take place just out of Gore on December 15, with Isuzu Utes being the naming sponsor. The record-breaking attempt ...

24-year-old breaks womens shearing record in 9 hours 19 January 2021 | The New Zealander has set a new women’s nine-hour lamb shearing record (Photo: Shearing Sports NZ/Facebook) A 24-year-old sheep shearer from New Zealand has shattered the womens shearing record - clipping 661 lambs in nine hours. Megan Whitehead sheared the 34-36kg lambs at an average of just 49 seconds each, according to Shearing Sports NZ, the governing body for competitions. The record was broken on Wednesday 13 Janua...

For seven months she swore off caffeine, alcohol, bread and sugar and went to the gym six nights a week, all the while holding down a fulltime shearing job. She dropped from 68kg to 60kg, building more muscle on her lean frame. “I am the fittest I have ever been.” That said, she was “struggling a bit” in the last run on Thursday, with the lambs not always compliant. “I had to counsel myself mentally and I had Dad there keeping me positive ... because if one kicks, and you are losi...

Southland shearer Megan Whitehead has broken the women's world record for shearing the most number of lambs in nine hours.

Press Release – Shearing Sports New Zealand Megan Whitehead mid-way during her shearing record, with father and clockwatcher Quentin Whitehead looking on from the next pen. Photo / Supplied. A sprightly Southland shearer has today smashed a womens world record by clipping 662 lambs in nine Megan Whitehead mid-way during her shearing record, with father and clockwatcher Quentin Whitehead looking on from the next pen. Photo / Supplied. A sprightly Southland shearer has today smashed a women’s...

As she closed in on 5pm the crowd in the shearing shed chanted “Megan, Megan, Megan” and gave her a standing ovation as the last shorn lamb went down the chute. She gave her father, Quinton, a big hug after putting down the handpiece. Hes been with her all day supporting her. Jills Angus Burney, who set the original record of 541 lambs in January 1989, and later set a further record shearing 614 has been in Gore watching Whitehead’s attempt. She hosted Whitehead when she set the four-...

The 24-year-old Gore shearer began her attempt early Thursday morning.