Angus Cooper

Angus James Cooper (born 7 May 1964) is a retired male hammer thrower from New Zealand. At the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland he won a bronze medal in the men's hammer throw with a throw of 71.26m.^[1] He is the New Zealand national record holder with 73.10m^[2] but his best distance was 73.96m^[3] which was not ratified as a record for unknown reasons.

Angus Cooper

Personal information
Nationality	New Zealander
Born	7 May 1964
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer thrower

Cooper finished second behind David Smith in the hammer throw event at the British 1987 AAA Championships.^[4][5]

In 1990, Cooper was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  New Zealand
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	26th	63.64 m
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	3rd	71.26 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	21st	68.48 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	5	67.92 m