Luke Cann

{{short description|Australian javelin thrower}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

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| name = Luke Cann

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|07|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Frankston, Victoria, Australia{{Cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6029557-luke-cann.htm |title=Luke Cann |website=gc2018.com |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |access-date=22 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423033500/https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6029557-luke-cann.htm |archive-date=23 April 2018 |url-status=live}}

| height = 1.83 m

| weight = 101 kg

| sport = Athletics

| event = Javelin throw

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| education = Deakin University

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| coach = Grant Ward

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Luke Cann (born 17 July 1994) is an Australian athlete specialising in the javelin throw.{{World Athletics}} He represented his country at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.

His personal best in the event is 81.07 metres set in Townsville in 2017.

International competitions

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colspan="6"|Representing {{AUS}}
2010

|Oceania Youth Championships

|Sydney, Australia

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|Javelin throw (700 g)

|66.98 m

2011

|Commonwealth Youth Games

|Douglas, Isle of Man

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Javelin throw (700 g)

|75.21 m

2012

|World Junior Championships

|Barcelona, Spain

|7th

|Javelin throw

|70.15 m

2014

|Commonwealth Games

|Glasgow, United Kingdom

|7th

|Javelin throw

|75.93 m

2018

|Commonwealth Games

|Gold Coast, Australia

|6th

|Javelin throw

|76.99 m

Season bests

  • 2010 – 65.24
  • 2012 – 74.54
  • 2013 – 76.58
  • 2014 – 79.36
  • 2015 – 68.40
  • 2016 – 79.26
  • 2017 – 81.07
  • 2018 – 77.43

References

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