Jim Steacy

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Jim Steacy
Personal information
Born (1984-05-29) May 29, 1984 (age 39)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Coached byLarry Steinke[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best79.13m

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
Representing  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
1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 70.70 m
2004
NACAC U-23 Championships
Sherbrooke, Canada 4th Shot put 16.84 m
3rd Discus 53.11 m
1st Hammer 69.82 m
2005 Universiade
Izmir, Turkey
18th (q) Discus throw 49.50 m
10th Hammer throw 66.51 m
Jeux de la Francophonie
Niamey, Niger
5th Discus throw 50.99 m
1st Hammer throw 71.90 m
2006 Commonwealth Games
Melbourne, Australia
2nd Hammer throw 74.75 m
World Cup
Athens, Greece
6th Hammer throw
74.04 m[4]
2007 Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1st Hammer throw 73.77 m
World Championships
Osaka, Japan
13th (q) Hammer throw 74.11 m
2008 Olympic Games
Beijing, China
12th Hammer throw 75.72 m
2009 Universiade
Belgrade, Serbia
2nd Hammer 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
5th Hammer throw 70.34 m
2014 Commonwealth Games
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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

  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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