Nationality Australian Sport Athletics Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Name Hamish Peacock | Weight 98 kg (216 lb) Events Javelin throw | |
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Born October 15, 1990 ( 1990-10-15 ) Club University of Tasmania Athletics Club | ||
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Hamish Peacock (born 15 October 1990) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He has competed at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships and the Summer Olympics.
Contents
- Australian flame interview hamish peacock
- Hamish peacock javelin throw 2013 jan may
- Records and rankings
- Youth Junior World Championships
- Senior World Championships
- Commonwealth Games
- Olympic Games
- Family
- References
Hamish peacock javelin throw 2013 jan may
Records and rankings
Peacock is a three-time Australian National championship silver medalist in the javelin. He is the fifth-best Australian of all time in the javelin, and is the Tasmanian record holder. He is ranked 4th and 6th on the all-time Tasmanian records list in Discus and Shot put respectively. Peacock, who is coached by his father Evan, has trained in the Javelin throw, shot put and discus.
Youth & Junior World Championships
Peacock has competed in one World Youth Championships (2007) and one World Junior Championships (2008). He competed in the javelin at both competitions and made the final in each. In the 2007 World Youth Championships in Ostrava Peacock finished second in the javelin.
Senior World Championships
Peacock was selected to compete in the 2013 World Championships in Moscow in the javelin. He finished 14th out of 16 in qualification group A with a throw of 76.33m. His throw would have placed him 13th in qualification group B. Overall his throw placed him 26th out of 33 athletes in the qualification stages. This did not qualify him for the final and this was the end of Peacock's competition.
Peacock also represented Australia in the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.
Commonwealth Games
Peacock was selected for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the Javelin. He advanced to the finals after surpassing the 78.00m automatic qualification standard in qualifying with a distance of 79.08m. He then went on to win the bronze medal in the final with a throw of 81.75m.
Olympic Games
Peacock has been selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Family
Peacock is the older brother of fellow athlete Huw Peacock. Huw was selected, along with Hamish, to participate in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Huw's event is the Hammer throw. Huw is ranked 17th on the Australian all-time hammer throw rankings, with a personal best of 67.22m. Huw is two years younger than Hamish. Both are coached by their father Evan, and are based at the Domain Athletics Centre in Hobart, Tasmania.