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Stuart Farquhar

New Zealand javelin thrower

Updated on 14 June 2015.

Stuart Farquhar (born 15 March 1982 in Te Aroha, Thames Valley) is a male javelin thrower from New Zealand. He was the silver medallist in the men's javelin at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Farquhar is a twelve time New Zealand National Javelin Champion. In April 2012 he recorded a new personal best of 86.31 metres in Hiroshima, *an.

He finished sixth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. He improved on his previous Olympic result by finishing 20th at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Farquhar finished 9th in the men's javelin final at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a throw of 80.22 metres.

Contents

  • 1 Achievements
  • 2 Seasonal bests by year
  • 3 References
  • 4 External links

Achievements

Seasonal bests by year

  • 1998 – 63.82
  • 2000 – 72.22
  • 2002 – 78.51
  • 2003 – 76.41
  • 2004 – 79.68
  • 2005 – 72.14
  • 2006 – 81.70
  • 2007 – 78.08
  • 2008 – 83.23
  • 2009 – 80.16
  • 2010 – 85.35
  • 2011 – 84.21
  • 2012 – 86.31
  • 2013 – 81.07
  • 2014 – 79.69
  • 2015 – 82.75
  • 2016 – 83.93

References

    External links

    • Stuart Farquhar at World Athletics
    • 2006 Commonwealth Games profile