Stuart Gyngell

Australian shot put athlete

Stuart Gyngell

Personal information

Birth name

Stuart Paul Gyngell

Born

(1963-11-25) 25 November 1963 (age 60)

Sport

Country

Australia

Sport

Athletics

Event

Shot put

Medal record

Commonwealth Games

	1986 Edinburgh	Shot put

Stuart Paul Gyngell (born 25 November 1963) is an Australian former athlete who specialised in shot put.^[1]^[2]

Gyngell, a Sydney-based thrower, set a national shot put record in 1985 of 18.89m.^[3] He was Australia's national title holder in the shot put in both 1985 and 1986.^[4] At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, he claimed a bronze medal in the shot put, finishing behind Billy Cole and Joe Quigley. Soon after he gave up competitive athletics, partly motivated by an ambition to become a Christian minister. He is also qualified as a veterinary surgeon.^[5]

References

^ Rowles, Lucy (7 January 2010). "Former world champion Gyngell returns to open carnival". Daily Liberal.
^ Field, Antony (4 December 2013). "Gyngell smashes Australian record". Illawarra Mercury.
^ "Etienne saves best to last". The Canberra Times. 27 January 1988. p. 37 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Times Sport". The Canberra Times. 17 February 1985. p. 3 (Sport) – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Gyngell makes strong comeback". The Canberra Times. 16 October 1994. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.