James Achurch
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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||
Born | Epping, New South Wales |
21 January 1928||||||||||||
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Nambour, Queensland |
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||
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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
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