Hamish Peacock
{{short description|Australian javelin thrower}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Hamish Peacock
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| nationality = Australian
| education = University of Tasmania
| country = {{AUS}}
| sport = Athletics
| event = Javelin Throw
| club = UTAS Athletics Club
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|10|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
| residence =
| coach = Evan Peacock
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| height = {{height|m=1.86}}
| weight = {{convert|105|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| pb = 84.39 m (2016)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|World Youth Championships}}
{{MedalSilver| 2007 Ostrava | Javelin}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze| 2014 Glasgow | Javelin}}
{{MedalSilver| 2018 Gold Coast | Javelin}}
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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.
Records and rankings
Peacock is four-time Australian Champion in the javelin. He is the fifth-best Australian of all time in the javelin,{{cite web |url=http://runnerstribe-statscentral.com/mens-javelin-throw/ |title=Men's Javelin Throw |publisher=Runnerstribe StatsCentral |access-date=13 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122000/http://runnerstribe-statscentral.com/mens-javelin-throw/ |archive-date=14 July 2014}} and is a 16 time Tasmanian champion and record holder.{{cite web |url=http://www.tasathletics.org.au/assets/console/customcategory/attachments/20140328050430Tasmanian_Records_as_at_20140327.pdf |title=Tasmanian Records |publisher=Tasmanian Athletics |date=27 March 2014 |access-date=24 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181639/http://www.tasathletics.org.au/assets/console/customcategory/attachments/20140328050430Tasmanian_Records_as_at_20140327.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live}} He is ranked 4th and 6th on the all-time Tasmanian records list in Discus and Shot put respectively.{{cite web |url=http://www.tasathletics.org.au/assets/console/customcategory/attachments/TASMANIA-ALL_TIME_LIST_as_at_28_March_20141.pdf |title=Tasmanian all-time records list (Pages 10 & 11) |publisher=Tasmanian Athletics |date=27 March 2014 |access-date=24 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215713/http://www.tasathletics.org.au/assets/console/customcategory/attachments/TASMANIA-ALL_TIME_LIST_as_at_28_March_20141.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live}} Peacock, who is coached by his father Evan, has trained in the Javelin throw, shot put and discus.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/hamish-peacock |title=Hamish Peacock |work=Official Site of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |access-date=2016-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718115417/http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/hamish-peacock |archive-date=18 July 2016 |url-status=dead}}
=Senior World Championships=
Peacock was selected to compete in the 2013 World Championships in Moscow in the javelin.{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/australia/hamish-peacock-228364#honours |title=Athlete profile: Hamish Peacock |publisher=IAAF Athletics |date=15 October 1990 |access-date=13 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515001347/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/australia/hamish-peacock-228364#honours |archive-date=15 May 2014 |url-status=live}} He finished 14th out of 16 in qualification group A with a throw of 76.33m.{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics/2013/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/men/javelin-throw/qualification/result |title=4th IAAF World Championships – Javelin Throw – Men |publisher=IAAF Athletics |date=15 August 2013 |access-date=13 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814100748/http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics/2013/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/men/javelin-throw/qualification/result |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=live}} His throw would have placed him 13th in qualification group B. 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.{{cite web |last=Bresnehan |first=James |url=http://www.themercury.com.au/sport/three-more-tasmanian-athletes-selected-for-australian-commonwealth-games-team/story-fnj4f7g3-1226944331769 |title=Three more Tasmanian athletes selected for Australian Commonwealth Games team |publisher=The Mercury |date=5 June 2014 |access-date=13 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191657/http://www.themercury.com.au/sport/three-more-tasmanian-athletes-selected-for-australian-commonwealth-games-team/story-fnj4f7g3-1226944331769 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://athhistory.imgstg.com/athletes/athlete5325.htm |title=Hamish PEACOCK (Tas)- Male – b. 15 Oct 1990 |publisher=Australian Athletics Historical Results |access-date=24 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714140402/http://athhistory.imgstg.com/athletes/athlete5325.htm |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=usurped}}
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,{{cite web |url=http://athhistory.imgstg.com/almanac/Almanac-2013.pdf |title=Athletics Australia Handbook of Records and Results 2013 |publisher=Athletics Australia |year=2013 |access-date=11 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714154122/http://athhistory.imgstg.com/almanac/Almanac-2013.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=usurped}} with a personal best of 68.48m. 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=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |
| Event
!Performance !Venue !Date |
|---|
| Shot put
|align="right"|15.46 m |11 July 2010 |
| Discus
|align="right"|51.93 m |7 April 2012 |
| Javelin
|align="right"|84.39 m |22 May 2016 |
=Progression=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |
| Year
!Javelin |
|---|
| 2006
|align="right"|63.11 m |
| 2007
|align="right"|68.08 m |
| 2008
|align="right"|74.44 m |
| 2009
|align="right"|74.54 m |
| 2010
|align="right"|73.66 m |
| 2011
|align="right"|77.58 m |
| 2012
|align="right"|79.33 m |
| 2013
|align="right"|81.14 m |
| 2014
|align="right"|82.24 m |
| 2015
|align="right"|83.31 m |
| 2016
|align="right"|84.39 m |
| 2017
|align="right"|84.36 m |
| 2018
|align="right"|83.63 m |
| 2019
|align="right"|78.12 m |
| 2020
|align="right"|80.20 m |
| 2021
|align="right"|73.39 m |
| 2022
|align="right"|77.15 m |
Achievements
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} | ||
| colspan="6"|Representing {{AUS}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| |2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic
| style="background:silver;"| 2nd |Javelin |
| |2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland
|5th |Javelin |
| |2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia
|26th (q) |Javelin |
| |2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Scotland
| style="background:#cc9966;"| 3rd |Javelin |
| 2015
|18th (q) |Javelin | ||
| 2016
|25th (q) |Javelin | ||
| 2017
|14th (q) |Javelin | ||
| 2018
|style="background:silver;"| 2nd |Javelin |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{AOC}}
- {{CGF}}
- {{Olympics.com profile}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{SR/Olympics|pe/hamish-peacock-1|archive=20200114085747}}
{{Australian athletes at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics}}
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Category:Australian male javelin throwers
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Category:Sportspeople from Hobart
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Australia
Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners
Category:Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games