Joe Quigley (athlete)
Appearance
Joe Quigley (born 5 December 1961) is a retired Australian hammer thrower.
He won the bronze medal at the 1985 Pacific Conference Games[1] and finished fifth at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[citation needed] Here, he also won the silver medal in the shot put.[2]
Quigley became Australian champion in 1986 and 1989. His main competitors were Hans Lotz and Sean Carlin.[3] His personal best throw was 74.58 metres, achieved in March 1987 in Melbourne.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pacific Conference Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Athletics (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Australian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ All-Athletics profile
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- 1961 births
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- Australian male hammer throwers
- Australian male shot putters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
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