Angus Cooper

Angus James Cooper (born 7 May 1964) is a retired male hammer thrower from New Zealand. At the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland he won a bronze medal in the men's hammer throw with a throw of 71.26m.^[1] He is the New Zealand national record holder with 73.10m^[2] but his best distance was 73.96m^[3] which was not ratified as a record for unknown reasons.

Cooper is from Auckland, New Zealand. He was an All-American thrower for the Kent State Golden Flashes track and field team, finishing 3rd in the weight throw at the 1988 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.^[4]

Cooper finished second behind David Smith in the hammer throw event at the British 1987 AAA Championships.^[5][6]

In 1990, Cooper was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.^[7]