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Revision as of 19:59, 14 April 2017
Andrew Bruce Currey (born 7 February 1971 in Wee Waa, New South Wales) is a retired javelin thrower from Australia, who was the nation's leading javelin specialist in the 1990s. His main rival was training partner Adrian Hatcher.
Currey represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won a total number of nine Australian titles in the men's javelin throw. He is married to Louise McPaul.[citation needed]
Seasonal bests by year
- 1993 - 80.12
- 1995 - 81.54
- 1996 - 77.28
- 1997 - 79.64
- 1998 - 85.75
- 1999 - 83.88
- 2000 - 85.28
- 2001 - 86.67
- 2002 - 85.69
- 2003 - 82.29
- 2004 - 72.94
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Australia | ||||
1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 19th (q) | 63.66 m |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 44th (q) | 66.72 m |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 6th | 74.88 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 16th (q) | 76.84 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 21st (q) | 77.28 m |
1998 | Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | 3rd | 78.50 m |
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 5th | 80.05 m | |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 21st (q) | 75.34 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 22nd (q) | 78.12 m |
2001 | Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 6th | 81.44 m |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 5th | 76.98 m |
References
Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Australian male javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic athletes of Australia
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- Australian Institute of Sport track and field athletes
- Australian athletics biography stubs