Heather Steacy (born April 14, 1988 in

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as th ...

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

) is a Canadian

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete competing in the

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

. She competed in the hammer throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she finished 34th. She is the younger sister of Canadian Olympic hammer thrower

James Steacy 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, Alberta, stands as the current Canadian record. He represented Canada at the 2 ...

. In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team. She finished in 23rd place. During the University of Lethbridge's 50th anniversary, Heather Steacy was named #7 Pronghorn of all time, recognizing not only her Olympic success, but also her 2 time win of the prestigious Pronghorn of the Year award.

Achievements

* 1st, 2012 and 2016 National Championships, Calgary, Canada (Olympic "A" Standard). * 14th, q., 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Dague, South Korea. * Personal Best: 72.16; Tempe, AZ, 4 June 2012

References

External links

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Heather Steacy at All-Athletics.ca
1988 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canadian female hammer throwers Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes from Saskatoon Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub