Angus Cooper

Angus James Cooper (born 7 May 1964) is a retired male hammer thrower from New Zealand. At the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland he won a bronze medal in the men's hammer throw with a throw of 71.26m. ^[1] He is the New Zealand national record holder with 73.10m ^[2] but his best distance was 73.96m ^[3] which was not ratified as a record for unknown reasons.

In 1990, Cooper was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. ^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing   New Zealand
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	26th	63.64 m
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	3rd	71.26 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	21st	68.48 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	5	67.92 m

References

1. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
2. Athletics New Zealand Men's National Records ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
3. Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN   1-86956-044-2
4. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 106. ISBN   0-908578-34-2.