James Steacy (born 29 May 1984) is a Canadian hammer thrower from. His personal best of 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Lethbridge, Alberta, stood as the Canadian record until 2023. He represented Canada at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. With a top 12 finish at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he became the first Canadian in 84 years to reach the Olympic hammer throw final. Competing for University of Lethbridge, he is a five time CIS national champion in the weight throw and is the current CIS record holder in the event. He is the older brother of Canadian hammer thrower Heather Steacy.Heather and Jim Steacy, Canada’s first family of the hammer throw He currently serves as a police officer for Lethbridge Police Service, in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Achievements Representing 2001World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary29th (q)Discus throw (1.5 kg)43.03 m23rd (q)Hammer throw (5 kg)63.40 m2003Pan American Junior Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 1stHammer throw (6 kg)70.70 m2004NACAC U-23 ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada4thShot put16.84 m3rdDiscus53.11 m1stHammer69.82 m2005Universiade İzmir, Turkey18th (q)Discus throw49.50 m10thHammer throw66.51 mJeux de la Francophonie Niamey, Niger5thDiscus throw50.99 m 1stHammer throw71.90 m2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia 2ndHammer throw74.75 mWorld Cup Athens, Greece6thHammer throw74.04 mRepresenting the Americas2007Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1stHammer throw73.77 mWorld Championships Osaka, Japan13th (q)Hammer throw74.11 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China12thHammer throw75.72 m2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia 2ndHammer throw74.88 m2011World Championships Daegu, South Korea19th (q)Hammer throw73.32 m2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom –Hammer throwNM2013Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, France5thHammer throw70.34 m2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom 1stHammer throw74.16 m2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada8thHammer throw69.75 m
See also Canadian records in track and field
References
External links
James Steacy at All-Athletics.com