Ian Winchester
Ian Winchester (born 27 May 1973) is a discus thrower from New Zealand.
He finished tenth at the 1992 World Junior Championships, eighth at the 1998 World Cup and fifth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games (where he also finished eighth in shot put)[1] He also competed at two World Championships (1997, 1999) as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics without reaching the final round.
His personal best throw is 65.03 metres, achieved in May 2002 in Salinas. This is the current national record, and makes him the third best discur thrower in Oceania after Australians Werner Reiterer and Wayne Martin.[2]
Achievements
Personal bests
| Event |
Distance |
Place |
Date |
| Discus |
65.03m NR |
Salinas, CA |
2002 |
References
- ^ 1998 Commonwealth Games - men's results (Sporting Heroes)
- ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) (GBR Athletics)
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- 1930: Jim Watson (USA)
- 1932: John Wallace
- 1934: William MacKenzie
- 1936: Harry Wilson
- 1937 – 1947: Keith Pardon
- 1948 – 1950: Ian Reed
- 1951 – 1953: Keith Pardon
- 1954: Ian Reed
- 1955: Anthony Kenk
- 1956: Charles Rann
- 1957 – 1959: Ves Balodis
- 1960: Warwick Selvey
- 1961: Harry Mitsilias
- 1962 – 1967: Warwick Selvey
- 1968: Jay Silvester (USA)
- 1969: Len Vlahov
- 1970 – 1973: Warwick Selvey
- 1974: Richard Priman
- 1975: Len Vlahov
- 1976: Merv Kemp
- 1977: Richard Priman
- 1978: Wayne Martin
- 1979: Jim Howard (USA)
- 1980 – 1981: Phil Nettle
- 1982: Vlad Slavnic
- 1983 – 1987: Paul Nandapi
- 1988 – 1995: Werner Reiterer
- 1996: Justin Anlezark
- 1997: Gerard Duffy
- 1998: Ian Winchester (NZL)
- 1999: Gerard Duffy
- 2000: Ian Winchester (NZL)
- 2001: Aaron Neighbour
- 2002 – 2003: Peter Elvy
- 2004 – 2006: Scott Martin
- 2006 – 2008: Benn Harradine
- 2009: Bertrand Vili (FRA)
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Winchester, Ian |
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New Zealand discus thrower |
| Date of birth |
27 May 1973 |
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