Andrew Currey

{{short description|Australian javelin thrower}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Andrew Currey | image = | caption = | nationality = Australian | sport = Athletics | event = javelin throw | club = Illawarra Blue Stars | birth_date = 7 February 1971 | birth_place = Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia | death_date = | death_place = | height = 185 cm | weight = 95 kg }} '''Andrew Bruce Currey''' (born 7 February 1971) is a retired javelin thrower from Australia, who was the nation's leading javelin specialist in the 1990s. His main rival was training partner Adrian Hatcher.

Currey represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, in 1996 and 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/andrew-currey-1.html |website=sports-reference|title=Profile | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025610/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/andrew-currey-1.html|archive-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> He won a total number of nine Australian titles in the men's javelin throw. Currey finished third behind Colin Mackenzie and Mark Roberson in the javelin throw event at the British 1993 AAA Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=5 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=5 July 2025}}</ref>

He is married to Louise McPaul.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

== Seasonal bests by year == *1993 - 80.12 *1995 - 81.54 *1996 - 77.28 *1997 - 79.64 *1998 - 85.75 *1999 - 83.88 *2000 - 85.28 *2001 - '''86.67''' *2002 - 85.69 *2003 - 82.29 *2004 - 72.94

==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{AUS}} |- |1990 |World Junior Championships |Plovdiv, Bulgaria |19th (q) |63.66 m |- |1993 |World Championships |Stuttgart, Germany |44th (q) |66.72 m |- |1994 |Commonwealth Games |Victoria, Canada |6th |74.88 m |- |1995 |World Championships |Gothenburg, Sweden |16th (q) |76.84 m |- |1996 |Olympic Games |Atlanta, United States |21st (q) |77.28 m |- |rowspan=2|1998 |Goodwill Games |Uniondale, United States |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |78.50 m |- |Commonwealth Games |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |5th |80.05 m |- |1999 |World Championships |Seville, Spain |21st (q) |75.34 m |- |2000 |Olympic Games |Sydney, Australia |22nd (q) |78.12 m |- |2001 |Goodwill Games |Brisbane, Australia |6th |81.44 m |- |2002 |Commonwealth Games |Manchester, United Kingdom |5th |76.98 m |}

== References == {{Reflist}} * [https://archive.today/20121230081746/http://www.athletics.com.au/history/athletes/athlete257.htm Profile]

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