Jim Steacy

James Steacy (born 29 May 1984 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a male hammer thrower from Canada. His personal best of 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Lethbridge, Alberta, stood as the Canadian record until 2023. He represented Canada at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. With a top 12 finish at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he became the first Canadian in 84 years to reach the Olympic hammer throw final.^[2] Competing for University of Lethbridge, he is a five time CIS national champion in the weight throw and is the current CIS record holder in the event. He is the older brother of Canadian hammer thrower Heather Steacy.^[3] He currently serves as a police officer for Lethbridge Police Service, in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Jim Steacy

Personal information
Born	(1984-05-29) May 29, 1984 (age 40) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Coached by	Larry Steinke[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best	79.13m

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Canada
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	29th (q)	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	43.03 m
			23rd (q)	Hammer throw (5 kg)	63.40 m
2003	Pan American Junior Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	Hammer throw (6 kg)	70.70 m
2004	NACAC U-23 Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	4th	Shot put	16.84 m
			3rd	Discus	53.11 m
			1st	Hammer	69.82 m
2005	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	18th (q)	Discus throw	49.50 m
			10th	Hammer throw	66.51 m
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Niamey, Niger	5th	Discus throw	50.99 m
			1st	Hammer throw	71.90 m
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	2nd	Hammer throw	74.75 m
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	6th	Hammer throw	74.04 m[4]
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Hammer throw	73.77 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	13th (q)	Hammer throw	74.11 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	12th	Hammer throw	75.72 m
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	2nd	Hammer throw	74.88 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	19th (q)	Hammer throw	73.32 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	Hammer throw	NM
2013	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	5th	Hammer throw	70.34 m
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	1st	Hammer throw	74.16 m
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	8th	Hammer throw	69.75 m

See also

• Canadian records in track and field

References

1. "Official Website - About Jim Steacy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
2. "James Steacy". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
3. Heather and Jim Steacy, Canada’s first family of the hammer throw
4. Representing the Americas

External links

• Official website
• James Steacy at World Athletics
• Jim Steacy at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• James Steacy at All-Athletics.com
• James Steacy at Olympics.com
• James Steacy at Team Canada