Louise Currey
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Louise Currey (née McPaul) (born 24 January 1969 in Port Kembla, New South Wales) is an Australian retired athlete. Originally a heptathlete, she later specialized in javelin throw.
Currey won the event at the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games, as well as a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics. Her personal best (new javelin) throw of 66.80 metres was achieved in 2000. It is the current Australian record. Competing at her last Olympics the same year, she was knocked out in the qualifying round.
She is married to Andrew Currey.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Australia | ||||
1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 15th (q) | 47.94 m |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | 62.34 m |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 11th | 56.00 m |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 1st | 63.76 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th (q) | 59.30 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 2nd | 65.54 m |
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | 66.96 m |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 5th | 64.38 m[1] |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 31st (q) | 53.32 m[1] |
References
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