# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-steacy
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:44:25.881Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/james-steacy"
name: "James Steacy"
slug: "james-steacy"
description: "James Steacy is a Canadian hammer thrower from. His personal best of 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Lethbridge, Alberta, stood as the Canadian record until 2023. He represented Canada at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. With a top 12 finish at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he became the first Canadian in 84 years to reach the Olympic hammer throw final. Competing for University of Lethbridge, he is a five time CIS national champion in the weight throw and is the current CIS record holder in the event. He is the older brother of Canadian hammer thrower Heather Steacy.\nHe currently serves as a police officer for Lethbridge Police Service, in Lethbridge, Alberta."
tagline: "Canadian hammer thrower"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
birthDate: "1984-05-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.335241333333332
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  35
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Jim Steacy"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Steacy"
    title: "Jim Steacy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Steacy"
    title: "Jim Steacy"
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    title: "James Steacy"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Steacy"
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    title: "James Steacy"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q721959"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump