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Stuart Farquhar
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Stuart James Farquhar (born 15 March 1982 in Te Aroha, Thames Valley) is a male javelin thrower from New Zealand. He was the silver medallist in the men's javelin at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
![]() Farquhar at the 2012 Bislett Games | |
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Stuart James Farquhar |
Born | (1982-03-15) 15 March 1982 (age 42) Te Aroha, New Zealand |
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin |
Medal record | |
Updated on 14 June 2015 |
Farquhar is a twelve time New Zealand National Javelin Champion. In April 2012 he recorded a new personal best of 86.31 metres in Hiroshima, Japan.[1]
He finished sixth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. He improved on his previous Olympic result by finishing 20th at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Farquhar finished 8th in the men's javelin final at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a throw of 80.22 metres, his original position 9th was upgraded in 2016 after second placed Oleksandr Pyatnytsya was disqualified for doping upon retesting of his samples.[2]