Jim Steacy
Personal information | |
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Born | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | May 29, 1984
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
Coached by | Larry Steinke[1] |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 79.13m |
James Steacy (born 29 May 1984 in
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.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Canada | |||||
2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary
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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
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1st | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 70.70 m |
2004 | NACAC U-23 Championships
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Sherbrooke, Canada | 4th | Shot put | 16.84 m |
3rd | Discus | 53.11 m | |||
1st | Hammer | 69.82 m | |||
2005 | Universiade | Izmir, Turkey
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18th (q) | Discus throw | 49.50 m |
10th | Hammer throw | 66.51 m | |||
Jeux de la Francophonie | Niamey, Niger
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5th | Discus throw | 50.99 m | |
1st | Hammer throw | 71.90 m | |||
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia
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2nd | Hammer throw | 74.75 m |
World Cup | Athens, Greece
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6th | Hammer throw | 74.04 m[4]
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2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1st | Hammer throw | 73.77 m |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan
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13th (q) | Hammer throw | 74.11 m | |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China
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12th | Hammer throw | 75.72 m |
2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia
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2nd | Hammer throw | 74.88 m |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea
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19th (q) | Hammer throw | 73.32 m |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
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– | Hammer throw | NM |
2013 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France
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5th | Hammer throw | 70.34 m |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom
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1st | Hammer throw | 74.16 m |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 8th | Hammer throw | 69.75 m |
See also
- Canadian records in track and field
References
- ^ "Official Website - About Jim Steacy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
- ^ "James Steacy". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ Heather and Jim Steacy, Canada’s first family of the hammer throw
- ^ Representing the Americas
External links
- Official website
- James Steacy at World Athletics
- Jim Steacy at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- James Steacy at All-Athletics.com
- James Steacy at Olympics.com
- James Steacy at Team Canada