Louise Currey (née McPaul; born 24 January 1969) is a retired Australian track and field athlete. Originally a heptathlete, she later specialized in the javelin throw. She is married to fellow retired Australian javelin thrower Andrew Currey.
Currey won gold at the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games, as well as a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics. Her personal best (new javelin) throw of 66.80 metres, achieved in 2000, was the Australian record until bested by Kim Mickle in 2014. Competing at her last competition, the 2000 Summer Olympics, she was knocked out in the qualifying round.
Achievements Representing 1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece13thHeptathlon5013 pts1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada15th (q)Javelin47.94 m1991UniversiadeSheffield, United Kingdom4thJavelin57.60 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan6thJavelin62.34 m1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain11thJavelin56.00 m1994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada 1stJavelin63.76 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden14th (q)Javelin59.30 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States 2ndJavelin65.54 m1998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1stJavelin66.96 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain5thJavelin64.38 mNew model javelin2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia31st (q)Javelin53.32 m
References
External links