Louise Currey (née McPaul; born 24 January 1969 in Port Kembla, New South Wales) is a retired Australian track and field athlete. Originally a heptathlete, she later specialized in the javelin throw. She is married to fellow retired Australian javelin thrower Andrew Currey.
Currey won gold at the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games, as well as a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics. Her personal best (new javelin) throw of 66.80 metres, achieved in 2000, was the Australian record until bested by Kim Mickle in 2014. Competing at her last competition, the 2000 Summer Olympics, she was knocked out in the qualifying round.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Australia
| |||||
| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th | Heptathlon | 5013 pts |
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 15th (q) | Javelin | 47.94 m |
| 1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 4th | Javelin | 57.60 m |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | Javelin | 62.34 m | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 11th | Javelin | 56.00 m |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 1st | Javelin | 63.76 m |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th (q) | Javelin | 59.30 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 2nd | Javelin | 65.54 m |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | Javelin | 66.96 m |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 5th | Javelin | 64.38 m[2] |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 31st (q) | Javelin | 53.32 m[2] |
References
- ^ "Louise Currey". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b New model javelin
- Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 October 2007)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Louise Currey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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