Stuart Farquhar is a male

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...

er from New Zealand. He was the silver medallist in the men's javelin at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 201 ...

. 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 The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in At ...

. He competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

without reaching the final. He improved on his previous Olympic result by finishing 20th at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

in Beijing, China. Farquhar finished 8th in the men's javelin final at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

with a throw of 80.22 metres, his original position 9th was upgraded in 2016 after second placed

Oleksandr Pyatnytsya Oleksandr Serhiiovich Pyatnytsya (; born 14 July 1985 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a male javelin thrower from Ukraine. His personal best is 86.12 metres, achieved in May 2012 in Kyiv, which was a new national record. Career He won the bronze medal ...

was disqualified for doping upon retesting of his samples.

Achievements

Seasonal bests by year

*1998 – 63.82 *2000 – 72.22 *2002 – 78.51 *2003 – 76.41 *2004 – 79.68 *2005 – 72.14 *2006 – 81.70 *2007 – 78.08 *2008 – 83.23 *2009 – 80.16 *2010 – 85.35 *2011 – 84.21 *2012 – 86.31 *2013 – 81.07 *2014 – 79.69 *2015 – 82.75 *2016 – 83.93

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2006 Commonwealth Games profile
1982 births Living people New Zealand male javelin throwers Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for New Zealand Sportspeople from Te Aroha Athletes from Waikato World Athletics Championships athletes for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for New Zealand Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen New Zealand Athletics Championships winners Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub