Gavin Lovegrove

Gavin Lovegrove

Personal information
Full name	Gavin Brian Lovegrove
Born	(1967-10-21) 21 October 1967 (age 56) Hamilton, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	NR 88.20 m (1996)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Javelin 1990 Auckland Javelin 1994 Victoria Javelin

Gavin Brian Lovegrove (born 21 October 1967) is a retired New Zealand

After retirement from competition, Lovegrove went into computer science and now works as a web developer.[1]

Personal bests

Seasonal bests by year

• 1985 – 77.12m (700gm) & 80.00m (800gm – old specifications rules javelin)
• 1986 – 79.58m (800gm – new specifications rules javelin) – World Junior Record
• 1987 – 80.20m (800gm)
• 1988 – 80.70m
• 1989 – 83.90m
• 1990 – 82.64m
• 1991 – 85.18m (Rough tailed implement)
• 1992 – 86.14m
• 1993 – 85.34m
• 1994 – 84.50m
• 1995 – 85.54m
• 1996 – 88.20m
  NR
• 1997 – 82.38m
• 1998 – 82.08m

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  New Zealand
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	74.22 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	23rd	74.16 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	4th	84.24 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th	77.08 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	15th	77.08 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	20th	74.98 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia , United States	23rd	77.12 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	21st	75.62 m

References

• Gavin Lovegrove at World Athletics
• New Zealand Olympic Committee^{[permanent dead link]}
• Lovegrove Post Retirement – Graphic Design

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