Louise Currey (born 24 January 1969 in Port Kembla, New South Wales

Port Kembla, New South Wales

Port Kembla is a suburb of Wollongong 8 km south of the CBD and part of the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The suburb comprises a seaport, industrial complex , a small harbour foreshore nature reserve, and a small commercial sector. It is situated on the tip of Red Point, first sighted...

) is a retired Australian athlete. Originally a heptathlete, she later specialized in javelin throw

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

. She won the event at the 1994

1994 Commonwealth Games

The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held in Victoria, in the province of British Columbia in Canada, from 18 August to 28 August 1994.The XV Commonwealth Games marked South Africa's return to the Commonwealth Games following the apartheid era, and over 30 years since the country last competed in the...

 and 1998 Commonwealth Games

1998 Commonwealth Games

The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...

, as well as a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics. Her personal best (new javelin) throw of 66.80 metres was achieved in 2000. Competing at her last Olympics the same year, she was knocked out in the qualifying round. She is married to Andrew Currey

Andrew Currey

Andrew Bruce Currey is a retired javelin thrower from Australia, who was the nation's leading javelin specialist in the 1990s. His main rival was training partner Adrian Hatcher....

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Achievements

Representing
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	11th	56.00 m
1994	Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games At the 1994 Commonwealth Games, the athletics event were held in Victoria, BC, Canada, at the Centennial Stadium on the grounds of the University of Victoria. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male 19 by female athletes...	Victoria, Canada	1st	63.76 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... , USA	2nd	65.54 m
1998	Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 16–21 September 1998.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Key:-References:**...	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	66.96 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	5th	64.38 m
2000	Olympic Games Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30....	Sydney, Australia	31st	53.32 m