Jim Steacy

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Jim Steacy
Personal information
Born (1984-05-29) May 29, 1984 (age 41)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
SportAthletics
Event Hammer throw
Coached byLarry Steinke [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best79.13m

James Steacy (born 29 May 1984 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a male hammer thrower from Canada. His personal best of 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Lethbridge, Alberta, stood as the Canadian record until 2023. He represented Canada at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. With a top 12 finish at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he became the first Canadian in 84 years to reach the Olympic hammer throw final. [2] Competing for University of Lethbridge, he is a five time CIS national champion in the weight throw and is the current CIS record holder in the event. He is the older brother of Canadian hammer thrower Heather Steacy. [3] He currently serves as a police officer for Lethbridge Police Service, in Lethbridge, Alberta.

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Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 29th (q)Discus throw (1.5 kg)43.03 m
23rd (q)Hammer throw (5 kg)63.40 m
2003 Pan American Junior Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 1stHammer throw (6 kg)70.70 m
2004 NACAC U-23 Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 4thShot put 16.84 m
3rdDiscus 53.11 m
1stHammer 69.82 m
2005 Universiade Izmir, Turkey 18th (q)Discus throw 49.50 m
10thHammer throw 66.51 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Niamey, Niger 5thDiscus throw 50.99 m
1stHammer throw 71.90 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2ndHammer throw 74.75 m
World Cup Athens, Greece 6thHammer throw 74.04 m [4]
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1stHammer throw 73.77 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 13th (q)Hammer throw 74.11 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 12thHammer throw 75.72 m
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 2ndHammer throw 74.88 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 19th (q)Hammer throw 73.32 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom –Hammer throw NM
2013 Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 5thHammer throw 70.34 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 1stHammer throw 74.16 m
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Ontario, Canada8thHammer throw 69.75 m

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Official Website - About Jim Steacy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
  2. ↑ "James Steacy". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ Heather and Jim Steacy, Canada’s first family of the hammer throw
  4. ↑ Representing the Americas
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