Angus Cooper

Angus Cooper
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1964-05-07) 7 May 1964 (age 62)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hammer thrower

Angus James Cooper (born 7 May 1964) is a retired male hammer thrower from New Zealand. At the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland he won a bronze medal in the men's hammer throw with a throw of 71.26m.[1] He is the New Zealand national record holder with 73.10m[2] but his best distance was 73.96m[3] which was not ratified as a record for unknown reasons.

Cooper is from Auckland, New Zealand. He was an All-American thrower for the Kent State Golden Flashes track and field team, finishing 3rd in the weight throw at the 1988 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[4]

Cooper finished second behind David Smith in the hammer throw event at the British 1987 AAA Championships.[5][6]

In 1990, Cooper was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[7]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  New Zealand
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 26th 63.64 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 3rd 71.26 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 21st 68.48 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 5 67.92 m

References

  1. ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Athletics New Zealand Men's National Records[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN 1-86956-044-2
  4. ^ "No weighting game for Kent's Cooper". Akron Beacon Journal. 18 March 1988. p. 41. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  6. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  7. ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 106. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
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