Gavin Lovegrove
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Full name | Gavin Brian Lovegrove | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1967-10-21) 21 October 1967 (age 56) Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal bests | NR 88.20 m (1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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).
After retirement from competition, Lovegrove went into computer science and now works as a web developer.[1]
Personal bests
Event | Distance | Place | Date |
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Javelin | 88.20m NR | Oslo | 1996 |
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
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing New Zealand | ||||
1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 74.22 m |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 23rd | 74.16 m |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 84.24 m |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | 77.08 m |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 15th | 77.08 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 20th | 74.98 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 23rd | 77.12 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 21st | 75.62 m |
References
- ^ Ex-Aucklanders escape commutes and cost of living
- Gavin Lovegrove at World Athletics
- New Zealand Olympic Committee[permanent dead link]
- Lovegrove Post Retirement – Graphic Design
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