Steve Backley

Steve Backley

Personal information
Full name	Stephen James Backley
Nationality	British
Born	(1969-02-12) 12 February 1969 (age 47) Sidcup, England
Years active	1989–2004
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Sport
Country	United Kingdom (1989-2004)
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Men's javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Regional finals	1990 Split: Javelin throw; Gold 1994 Helsinki: Javelin throw; Gold 1998 Budapest: Javelin throw; Gold 2002 Munich: Javelin throw; Gold
Personal best(s)	91.46 m (1992)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Javelin 2000 Sydney Javelin 1992 Barcelona Javelin World Championships 1995 Gothenburg Javelin 1997 Athens Javelin European Championships 1990 Split Javelin 1994 Helsinki Javelin 1998 Budapest Javelin 2002 Munich Javelin Universiade 1989 Duisburg Javelin 1991 Sheffield Javelin Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland Javelin 1994 Victoria Javelin 2002 Manchester Javelin 1998 Kuala Lumpur Javelin
Updated on 10 February 2014.

Stephen James "Steve" Backley OBE (born 12 February 1969, in Sidcup) is a retired English athlete, who was formerly the world record holder for javelin throwing. During his career, he won four gold medals at the European Championships, three Commonwealth Games gold medals, and two silvers and a bronze at the Olympic Games, and two silvers at the World Championships.

Backley was a firm fixture in the British national athletics team for over fifteen years and was the first British track and field competitor to win medals at three different Olympic Games.

Backley was educated at Warren Road Primary School, Orpington, and later at Bexley and Erith Technical High School for Boys (now Beths Grammar School) in his teens. He competed for Bexley in the London Youth Games. He enrolled at Loughborough University in October 1988 to study for a BSc Honours degree in Physical Education, Sports Science and Recreation Management. Although he completed his first year there and remained a student until 2002, the time he dedicated to the javelin prevented him from completing his studies. However, on 16 December 2002 Loughborough University honoured him with the degree of Doctor of Technology honoris causa.

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