Joanna "Jo" Stone-Nixon (born 4 October 1972 in

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) is a retired

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 wom ...

er, who represented Australia twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She is best known for winning the silver medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. Stone was the appellant in an important High Court of Australia case on taxation law, ''Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Stone'' (2005) 59 ATR 50. Stone-Nixon is now mother of two children, Ella Jane Nixon and James Edward Nixon. Her sporting courier ended in early 2001, after her performance in the Sydney Olympic games in 2000, with a final throw of 54.34 metres.

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Joanna Stone-Nixon
at Australian Athletics Historical Results

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* * * * * * 1972 births Living people Australian female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Australia Athletes from London World Athletics Championships medalists Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub