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'''Aaron Neighbour''' (born 2 December 1977) is a retired [[Australia]]n [[discus throw]]er and [[shot put]]ter. |
'''Aaron Neighbour''' (born 2 December 1977) is a retired [[Australia]]n [[discus throw]]er and [[shot put]]ter. |
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He finished sixth in the shot put at the [[Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put|1998 Commonwealth Games]] and eleventh in the discus throw at the [[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw|2006 Commonwealth Games]]. |
He finished sixth in the shot put at the [[Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put|1998 Commonwealth Games]] and eleventh in the discus throw at the [[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw|2006 Commonwealth Games]] where he threw 49.61m. |
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Neighbour became Australian discus champion in 2001.<ref name=aus>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/aus.htm|title=Australian Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> His personal best discus throw was 64.26 metres, achieved in May 2008 in [[Salinas, California]]. His personal best shot put was 18.95 metres, achieved in July 1998 in [[Melbourne]].<ref> |
Neighbour became Australian discus champion in 2001.<ref name=aus>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/aus.htm|title=Australian Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> His personal best discus throw was 64.26 metres, achieved in May 2008 in [[Salinas, California]]. His personal best shot put was 18.95 metres, achieved in July 1998 in [[Melbourne]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/25510 |title=All-Athletics profile |access-date=7 November 2016 |archive-date=6 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706035936/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/25510 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Aaron's sister Gabrielle Neighbour has won three senior national titles in Hammer Throw, and represented Australia three times in that event at the Commonwealth Games. |
Aaron's sister Gabrielle Neighbour has won three senior national titles in Hammer Throw, and represented Australia three times in that event at the Commonwealth Games. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{2006 Commonwealth Games profile}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:01, 9 January 2024
Aaron Neighbour (born 2 December 1977) is a retired Australian discus thrower and shot putter.
He finished sixth in the shot put at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and eleventh in the discus throw at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where he threw 49.61m.
Neighbour became Australian discus champion in 2001.[1] His personal best discus throw was 64.26 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Salinas, California. His personal best shot put was 18.95 metres, achieved in July 1998 in Melbourne.[2]
Aaron's sister Gabrielle Neighbour has won three senior national titles in Hammer Throw, and represented Australia three times in that event at the Commonwealth Games.
References
[edit]- ^ "Australian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "All-Athletics profile". Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- Aaron Neighbour at World Athletics
- Aaron Neighbour at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Aaron Neighbour at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Aaron Neighbour at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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- 1977 births
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- Australian male discus throwers
- Australian male shot putters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- Australian athletics biography stubs