Angus Cooper

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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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 26th63.64 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand3rd71.26 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 21st68.48 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 567.92 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.