James Achurch
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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||
Born |
Epping, New South Wales | 21 January 1928||||||||||||
Died |
5 November 2015 87) Nambour, Queensland | (aged||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
References
- ↑ James Achurch's obituary
- ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ↑ "James Achurch". Australian Commonwealth Games Association. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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