James Achurch
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Full name | James Dudley Achurch | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1928-01-21)21 January 1928 Epping, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Died | 5 November 2015(2015-11-05) (aged 87) Nambour, Queensland | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
Club | Thompson Estate and Eastern Suburbs Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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Updated on 23 November 2015 |
James Dudley Achurch (21 January 1928 – 5 November 2015)[1] was an Australian javelin thrower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2] He won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[3]
Achurch discovered his talent while growing up on a farm in New South Wales and throwing rocks and rabbits. His father later sold the farm and purchased a tennis center, where James learned to play the game as well.
Over the years, Achurch worked in multiple professions, including running a passionfruit and pineapple farm, as well as a carriage builder, a house painter, and a wardsman, plus running maintenance contracts for Nambour General Hospital.[4]
References
- ^ James Achurch's obituary
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James Achurch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "James Achurch". Australian Commonwealth Games Association. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Jim Achurch". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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- 1930:
Stan Lay (NZL)
- 1934:
Bob Dixon (CAN)
- 1938:
Jim Courtright (CAN)
- 1950:
Leo Roininen (CAN)
- 1954:
James Achurch (AUS)
- 1958:
Colin Smith (ENG)
- 1962:
Alf Mitchell (AUS)
- 1966:
John FitzSimons (ENG)
- 1970:
Dave Travis (ENG)
- 1974:
Charles Clover (ENG)
- 1978:
Phil Olsen (CAN)
- 1982:
Mike O'Rourke (NZL)
- 1986:
David Ottley (ENG)
- 1990:
Steve Backley (ENG)
- 1994:
Steve Backley (ENG)
- 1998:
Marius Corbett (RSA)
- 2002:
Steve Backley (ENG)
- 2006:
Nick Nieland (ENG)
- 2010:
Jarrod Bannister (AUS)
- 2014:
Julius Yego (KEN)
- 2018:
Neeraj Chopra (IND)
- 2022:
Arshad Nadeem (PAK)
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