# Paul Nandapi

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{{short description|Australian discus thrower}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
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| nationality = Australian
| sport       = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)
| event       = Discus throw
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| birth_date  = 21 December 1961
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'''Paul Nandapi''' (born 21 December 1961) is a retired Australian [discus throw](/source/discus_throw)er.

He finished sixth at the [1985 World Cup](/source/1985_IAAF_World_Cup_results),<ref>[http://www.athleticsdb.com/1985-world-cup-athletics.php Results]</ref> won the bronze medal at the [1985 Pacific Conference Games](/source/1985_Pacific_Conference_Games),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/pcg.htm|title=Pacific Conference Games|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> the silver medal at the [1986 Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1986_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw),<ref name=common>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cg.htm|title=Commonwealth Games Medallists - Athletics (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> finished fifth at the [1989 World Cup](/source/1989_IAAF_World_Cup_results)<ref>[http://www.athleticsdb.com/1989-world-cup-athletics.php Results]</ref> and won the bronze medal at the [1990 Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw).<ref name=common/>

Nandapi became Australian champion in the years 1983–1987. His personal best throw was 62.66 metres, achieved in December 1987 in [Canberra](/source/Canberra).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/297317 |title=All-Athletics profile |access-date=7 November 2016 |archive-date=8 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108052330/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/297317 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Nandapi finished third behind [Bob Weir](/source/Robert_Weir_(discus_thrower)) in the discus throw event at the british [1984 AAA Championships](/source/1984_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=15 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref>

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Category:1961 births
Category:Living people
Category:Australian men discus throwers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
Category:Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics

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