Cameron McEntyre (born 10 February 1999) is an Australian javelin thrower.[2]
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1999 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia [1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Javelin: 82.01m (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFrom Wahroonga, New South Wales, he attended Knox Grammar School. A member of Sydney Pacific Athletic Club, he won gold in the men's U18 Javelin with a throw of 72.60m at the 2015 Australian Track and Field Championships. He was selected for the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics at the age of 16 years-old.[3]
Career
editHe threw over 80 metres for the first time in 2020, moving into the top ten of Australia's all-time list for javelin throwing.[4]
He won silver at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships in June 2022.[5] He competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the javelin throw in Eugene, Oregon, making a best throw of 77.50 metres.[6] He finished in seventh place at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[7]
He participated at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, where he managed a throw of 78.10 metres.[8][9]
He won the USATF Throws Festibal in Tucson, Arizona in May 2024.[10] He was a silver medalists at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in June 2024.[11] He competed in the javelin at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[12][13]
Personal life
editHe is coached by his brother Angus McEntyre ina training group which includes Mackenzie Little.[14] He studied human sciences at Sydney University.[15]
References
edit- ^ https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/cameron-mcentyre/
- ^ "Cameron McEntyre". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Swain, Sarah (8 April 2015). "Wahroonga teen will throw javelin for his country and is our latest Junior Sports Star nominee". Daily Telegraph.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "CAMERON AND MACKENZIE'S THROWING HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION". nswathletics. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY - OCEANIA AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1". Athletics.com.au. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAYS 7 & 8 REVIEW: LITTLE A TINY 5CM FROM BRONZE". nswathletics. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's Javelin results". BBC Sport. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Defending champions Barber and Patterson head Australian team for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Australian Athletics At 55 Year High With Brilliant Budapest Results". insideThletics. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "CAMERON MCENTYRE 1ST PLACE MEN'S JAVELIN THROW - USATF THROWS FESTIVAL 2024". Runnerspace. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Oceania Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's Javelin Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Australia names 75-strong team for Paris Olympic Games". World Athletics. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Gates, Zachary (25 August 2023). "EXCLUSIVE: Australian javelin champion's 'outrageous' lifestyle juggling act". nine.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "ATHLETES OFF TO OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS". susf.com. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.