Jackson Campbell Fear (13 January 197821 July 2006) was an Australian archer born in

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Archery career

Fear finished 35th in the individual competition at the

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, behind teammate Matthew Gray (26th) and ahead of

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(52nd). The Australian team (Gray, Fear and Fairweather) finished 4th after losing to

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in the semi-finals. Fear was in line for selection for the

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, but was forced out after testing positive to

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at the Australian Championships in May 2000. He admitted to using the drug and was suspended from competition for two years. In 2004, he was charged with 14 counts of internet fraud on eBay, and with trafficking, possession and use of cannabis.Olympian faces Internet fraud charges, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 July 2004
Retrieved 3 April 2014 He committed suicide on 21 July 2006.SR/Olympic Sports: Olympians who Committed Suicide
. Retrieved 3 April 2014

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External links

Australian Olympic Committee Profile
1978 births 2006 suicides 2006 deaths Archers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for Australia Australian male archers Australian people of English descent Australian people of Welsh descent Suicides in Australia {{Australia-archery-bio-stub

Archery career

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