Hamish Peacock

Hamish Peacock (born 15 October 1990) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He has competed at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships and the Summer Olympics.

Hamish Peacock
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1990-10-15) 15 October 1990
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
EducationUniversity of Tasmania
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin Throw
ClubUTAS Athletics Club
Coached byEvan Peacock
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)84.39 m (2016)
Medal record
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ostrava Javelin
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Javelin
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Javelin

Records and rankings

Peacock is four-time Australian Champion in the javelin. He is the fifth-best Australian of all time in the javelin,[1] and is a 16 time Tasmanian champion and record holder.[2] He is ranked 4th and 6th on the all-time Tasmanian records list in Discus and Shot put respectively.[3] Peacock, who is coached by his father Evan, has trained in the Javelin throw, shot put and discus.

Competitions

Olympic Games

Peacock represented Australia at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro finishing in 25th place in Qualifying with a throw off 77.91m, Brazil.[4]

Senior World Championships

Peacock was selected to compete in the 2013 World Championships in Moscow in the javelin.[5] He finished 14th out of 16 in qualification group A with a throw of 76.33m.[6] His throw would have placed him 13th in qualification group B.[6] Overall his throw placed him 26th out of 33 athletes in the qualification stages. This did not qualify him for the final and this was the end of Peacock's competition.

Peacock represented Australia in the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 18th with a throw of 79.37m.

Peacock represented Australia at the 2017 World Championships in London finishing 14th with a throw of 82.46m which became at the time the longest throw to not qualify for a World or Olympic javelin final.

Commonwealth Games

Peacock was selected for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the Javelin.[7] He advanced to the finals after surpassing the 78.00m automatic qualification standard in qualifying with a distance of 79.08m. He then went on to win the bronze medal in the final with a throw of 81.75m.

Peacock won the Silver Medal in the men's javelin at the 2018 Commonwealth games on the Gold Coast with a throw of 82.59m.

Diamond League

Peacock has competed in a number of diamond league competitions following his debut in Doha in 2015. His best finish is 3rd place on two occasions in New York 2015 and London in 2016. His longest throw in a diamond league competition in 84.25m to finish 4th in Oslo in 2016 which remains his longest throw outside of Australia.

Youth & Junior World Championships

Peacock has competed in one World Youth Championships (2007) and one World Junior Championships (2008). He competed in the javelin at both competitions and made the final in each. In the 2007 World Youth Championships in Ostrava Peacock finished second in the javelin.[8]

Family

Peacock is the older brother of fellow athlete Huw Peacock. Huw was selected, along with Hamish, to participate in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Huw's event is the Hammer throw. Huw is ranked 17th on the Australian all-time hammer throw rankings,[9] with a personal best of 68.48m.[9] Huw is two years younger than Hamish. Both were coached by their father Evan, and were based at the Domain Athletics Centre in Hobart, Tasmania.

Statistics

Personal bests
Event Performance Venue Date
Shot put 15.46 m Hobart, Australia 11 July 2010
Discus 51.93 m Hobart, Australia 7 April 2012
Javelin 84.39 m Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 22 May 2016

[10]

Progression
Year Javelin
2006 63.11 m
2007 68.08 m
2008 74.44 m
2009 74.54 m
2010 73.66 m
2011 77.58 m
2012 79.33 m
2013 81.14 m
2014 82.24 m
2015 83.31 m
2016 84.39 m
2017 84.36 m
2018 83.63 m
2019 78.12 m
2020 80.20 m
2021 73.39 m
2022 77.15 m

[5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd Javelin 76.31 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th Javelin 74.44 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 26th (q) Javelin 76.33 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 3rd Javelin 81.75 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 18th (q) Javelin 79.37 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25th (q) Javelin 77.91 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 14th (q) Javelin 82.46 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 2nd Javelin 82.59 m

References
  1. "Men's Javelin Throw". Runnerstribe StatsCentral. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. "Tasmanian Records" (PDF). Tasmanian Athletics. 27 March 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. "Tasmanian all-time records list (Pages 10 & 11)" (PDF). Tasmanian Athletics. 27 March 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. "Hamish Peacock". Official Site of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. "Athlete profile: Hamish Peacock". IAAF Athletics. 15 October 1990. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. "4th IAAF World Championships – Javelin Throw – Men". IAAF Athletics. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  7. Bresnehan, James (5 June 2014). "Three more Tasmanian athletes selected for Australian Commonwealth Games team". The Mercury. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  8. "Hamish PEACOCK (Tas)- Male – b. 15 Oct 1990". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  9. "Athletics Australia Handbook of Records and Results 2013" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  10. "IAAF profile (personal bests)". IAAF. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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