Heather Steacy
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 14, 1988 |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 72.16m |
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Heather Steacy (born April 14, 1988 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the hammer throw. She competed in the hammer throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she finished 34th. She is the younger sister of Canadian Olympic hammer thrower James Steacy.[1]
In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.[2] She finished in 23rd place.[3]
During the University of Lethbridge's 50th anniversary, Heather Steacy was named #7 Pronghorn of all time, recognizing not only her Olympic success, but also her 2 time win of the prestigious Pronghorn of the Year award.[4]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]- 1st, 2012 and 2016 National Championships, Calgary, Canada (Olympic "A" Standard).
- 14th, q., 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Dague, South Korea.
- Personal Best: 72.16; Tempe, AZ, 4 June 2012
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Heather and Jim Steacy, Canada’s first family of the hammer throw
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Heather Steacy at World AthleticsLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Heather Steacy at All-Athletics.ca Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Canadian women hammer throwers
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Track and field athletes from Saskatoon
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs