James Campbell (athlete)
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James Edward Campbell is a Great British and Scottish
track and field
athlete.
Campbell set the Scottish record in the javelin throw
in 2006, throwing for a distance of 73.18 metres (240.1 ft) at the World Junior Championships in Beijing, ranking him 8th (junior) in the world.
In 2009 Campbell improved his lifetime best to 76.71 to set his 3rd National record of his career.
At the Commonwealth Games trials, just weeks after he became UK Champion in 2010, Campbell became only the 10th Briton and 3rd British Under 23 to ever throw over 80m recording a new Scottish National Record and a lifetime best of 80.38.
Campbell also won a gold medal in the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games
, and he was recognized as Scotland's Athlete of the Games.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete.
Campbell set the Scottish record in the javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
in 2006, throwing for a distance of 73.18 metres (240.1 ft) at the World Junior Championships in Beijing, ranking him 8th (junior) in the world.
In 2009 Campbell improved his lifetime best to 76.71 to set his 3rd National record of his career.
At the Commonwealth Games trials, just weeks after he became UK Champion in 2010, Campbell became only the 10th Briton and 3rd British Under 23 to ever throw over 80m recording a new Scottish National Record and a lifetime best of 80.38.
Campbell also won a gold medal in the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games
2004 Commonwealth Youth Games
The 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Bendigo, Australia. They were the second Commonwealth Youth Games, which are held every four years.- Sports :Sports in this games:*Athletics,*Badminton,*Bowls,*Boxing,*Cycling,*Gymnastics,*Rugby 7's,...
, and he was recognized as Scotland's Athlete of the Games.