Stuart Gyngell
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stuart Paul Gyngell 25 November 1963 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
Medal record | |
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]