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Name
  
Gavin Lovegrove


Role
  
Olympic athlete

Born
  
21 October 1967 (age 56) (
1967-10-21
)

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Gavin Brian Lovegrove (born 21 October 1967) is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best of 88.20 m, set in 1996, is the New Zealand record. During his career, he twice represented his homeland at the Summer Olympics (1992 and 1996), won a bronze medal at three consecutive Commonwealth Games (1986, 1990 and 1994) and participated in five World Championships (1987, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997). He also twice broke the world junior record (76.68 m and 79.58 m, both 1986) and was a six-time national champion (1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994).

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After retirement from competition, Lovegrove went into computer science and now works as a web developer.

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Seasonal bests by year

  • 1985 – 77.12m (700gm) & 80.00m (800gm – old specifications rules javelin)
  • 1986 – 79.58m (800gm – new specifications rules javelin) – World Junior Record
  • 1987 – 80.20m (800gm)
  • 1988 – 80.70m
  • 1989 – 83.90m
  • 1990 – 82.64m
  • 1991 – 85.18m (Rough tailed implement)
  • 1992 – 86.14m
  • 1993 – 85.34m
  • 1994 – 84.50m
  • 1995 – 85.54m
  • 1996 – 88.20m NR
  • 1997 – 82.38m
  • 1998 – 82.08m

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