Stuart Farquhar
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Born |
Te Aroha, Thames Valley | 15 March 1982||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 16 April 2013. |
Stuart Farquhar (born 15 March 1982 in Te Aroha, Thames Valley) is a male javelin thrower from New Zealand. He was the silver medallist in the men's javelin at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Farquhar is a twelve time New Zealand National Javelin Champion. In April 2012 he recorded a new personal best of 86.31 metres in Hiroshima, Japan.[1]
He finished sixth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. In addition he competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He improved on his previous Olympic result by finishing 20th at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Farquhar finished 9th in the men's javelin final at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a throw of 80.22 metres.[2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1997 | Oceania Youth Championships | Suva, Fiji | 2nd | Javelin (700 g) | 52.54 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 25th (q) | Javelin | 74.63 m |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 7th | Javelin | 77.40 m |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 19th (q) | Javelin | 78.08 m |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 20th (q) | Javelin | 76.14 m |
2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | Javelin | 79.48 m |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 14th (q) | Javelin | 78.53 m | |
2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 2nd | Javelin | 78.15 m |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 11th | Javelin | 78.99 m |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, England | 9th | Javelin | 80.22 m |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 9th | Javelin | 79.24 m |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th | Javelin | 78.14 m |
Seasonal bests by year
- 1998 - 63.82
- 2000 - 72.22
- 2002 - 78.51
- 2003 - 76.41
- 2004 - 79.68
- 2005 - 72.14
- 2006 - 81.70
- 2007 - 78.08
- 2008 - 83.23
- 2009 - 80.16
- 2010 - 85.35
- 2011 - 84.21
- 2012 - 86.31
- 2013 - 81.07
- 2014 - 78.16
References
- ↑ "Stuart Farquhar top of javelin world in 2012". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ↑ "Olympics: Farquhar finishes ninth in javelin". nzherald.co.nz. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
External links
- Stuart Farquhar profile at IAAF
- 2006 Commonwealth Games profile