James Edward Campbell (born 1 April 1988 in
Cheltenham
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,
England
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) is a Great British and
Scottish
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track and field
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athlete.
Campbell set the Scottish record in the
javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...
in 2006, throwing for a distance of at the World Junior Championships in Beijing, ranking him 8th (junior) in the world.
In 2009 Campbell improved his lifetime best to 76.71 to set his 3rd National record of his career.
At the Commonwealth Games trials, just weeks after he became UK Champion in 2010, Campbell became only the 10th Briton and 3rd British Under 23 to ever throw over 80m recording a new Scottish National Record and a lifetime best of 80.38.
Campbell also won a gold medal in the
2004 Commonwealth Youth Games
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,
and he was recognized as Scotland's Athlete of the Games.
References
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1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Cheltenham
Scottish male javelin throwers
British male javelin throwers
Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
British Athletics Championships winners
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