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Stuart Farquhar

Stuart Farquhar
2012-06-07 Bislett Games Stuart Farquhar01.jpg
Farquhar at the 2012 Bislett Games
Personal information
Born (1982-03-15) 15 March 1982 (age 35)
Te Aroha, Thames Valley
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
Country  New Zealand
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin
Updated on 14 June 2015.

Stuart 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 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.

He finished sixth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. In addition he competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He improved on his previous Olympic result by finishing 20th at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Farquhar finished 9th in the men's javelin final at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a throw of 80.22 metres.



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