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Australian javelin thrower
A.K.A.
Jim Achurch
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Male
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Birth:
21 January 1928(Epping)
Death:
5 November 2015(Nambour)
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Biography
James Dudley Achurch (21 January 1928 – 5 November 2015) was an Australian javelin thrower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.