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James Steacy (born 29 May 1984 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a male hammer thrower from Canada. His personal best of 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in
Lethbridge Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 101,482 in its 2019 Alberta municipal censuses, 2019 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian ...
, Alberta, stands as the current Canadian record. He represented Canada at the
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Summer Olympics. With a top 12 finish at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he became the first Canadian in 84 years to reach the Olympic hammer throw final. Competing for University of Lethbridge, he is a five time
CIS Cis or cis- may refer to: Places * Cis, Trentino, in Italy * In Poland: ** Cis, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central ** Cis, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, north Math, science and biology * cis (mathematics) (cis(''θ'')), a trigonome ...
national champion in the weight throw and is the current CIS record holder in the event. He is the older brother of Canadian hammer thrower
Heather Steacy Heather Steacy (born April 14, 1988 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the hammer throw. She competed in the hammer throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she finished 34th. She is the younger ...
.Heather and Jim Steacy, Canada’s first family of the hammer throw
/ref> He currently serves as a police officer for Lethbridge Police Service, in Lethbridge, Alberta.


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Canadian records in track and field The following is a list of national outdoor and indoor athletics records for Canada maintained by Canada's national athletics federation, Athletics Canada. Outdoor Key to tables: + = En route to a longer distance A = Affected by altitude Mx ...


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Official website
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James Steacy
at All-Athletics.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Steacy, James 1984 births Living people Canadian male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Athletes from Saskatoon Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Canada Canadian Track and Field Championships winners Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games