Angus James Cooper (born 7 May 1964) is a retired male

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from New Zealand. At the

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he won a bronze medal in the men's

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

with a throw of 71.26m. He is the New Zealand national record holder with 73.10m but his best distance was 73.96mHeidenstrom, P. (1992) ''Athletes of the Century.'' Wellington: GP Publications. which was not ratified as a record for unknown reasons. Cooper finished second behind David Smith in the hammer throw event at the British 1987 AAA Championships. In 1990, Cooper was awarded the

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1964 births Living people New Zealand male hammer throwers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games 21st-century New Zealand people Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub