Mervyn Luckwell

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Mervyn Luckwell
Personal information
Born (1984-11-29) 29 November 1984 (age 38)
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Javelin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Javelin throw: 83.52 m (2011)
Updated on 11 August 2012.

Mervyn Richard Luckwell (born 29 November 1984 [1] ) is a British javelin thrower. He was the sole male javelin thrower on the team for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2]

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He was born in Milton Keynes. [3] Luckwell represented Great Britain at the European Team Championships in 2009 and 2010, and also the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. [4]

Seasonal bests by year

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References

  1. Team GB
  2. "Team GB v the world: how British efforts this season compare with national and world records". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 23 April 2022.
  3. Mervyn Luckwell. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-25.
  4. Mervyn Luckwell. Power of 10. Retrieved on 2015-01-25.