Steve Backley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steve Backley
Occupation	Thrower
Date Of Birth	Feb 12, 1969(1969-02-12)
Age	55
Birthplace	Sidcup
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Steve Backley Biography

Steve Backley is one of the most popular and richest Thrower who was born on February 12, 1969 in Sidcup, England, United Kingdom. Stephen James Backley, OBE (born 12 February 1969) is a retired British track and field athlete who was a javelin throw. He previously held the world record and his 91.46 meters in 1992 holds his British record. Through his entire career being a regular part of the British national team of athletes. He was awarded five gold medals in the European Championships, three Commonwealth Games gold medals with two silvers, an Olympic bronze medal in the Olympic Games, and two silver medals in the World Championships. At present, he’s occasionally a commentator on athletics events, particularly the field events.

Backley was given the MBE in 1995’s New Year’s Honours list and later an OBE in 2003. He was admitted into the London Youth Games Hall of Fame in 2009. He was also part of the special Olympic medal winning variant of Jungle Run. The team collected the largest number of monkey statues in history, taking three minutes of a possible three minutes , 20 second. The team left the temple with around 35 seconds remaining. The other members of the group included Mark Foster and Iwan Thomas.

With the 2001 World Championships in Athletics to look forward to, he threw over ninety metres for the first time since 1992 at the British Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on 22 July. He had trailed behind Latvian Ēriks Rags (86.47) and American Breaux Greer (85.91) who had both produced personal bests before he pulled out a huge 90.81 with his final throw.

Backley was educated at Hurst Primary School, Bexley, 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.

His personal best was 91.46 meters he threw on January 25, 1992 in North Shore City, New Zealand. This throw is still the British record for men’s javelin.

Steve Backley Net Worth

Steve Backley is one of the richest Thrower from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Backley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The title that he first won took place in 1987, when Backley was able to throw 75.14 meters to win the European junior title ahead by Vladimir Sasimovich (73.24) of Russia and East German Raymond Hecht (72.78). Backley won the title in 1988. Backley was awarded the bronze medal during the 1988 World Junior Championships. Backley also broke the record for world juniors the same year.

On July 1, 1990, Backley broke the world record with a throw of 89.58m at Stockholm, Sweden. The record was later improved by Czech throwing champion Jan Zelezny a few weeks after, however Backley was able to regain the record by throwing 90.98m on the Crystal Palace, London, to finish with the title of world champion. Finnish’s Seppo Raty then bettered the record in 1991. Records set by Zelezny and Raty along with Backley’s 90.98m throw were all set using the new ‘Nemeth’ javelins however, in August of 1991, the IAAF declared this kind of javelin to be illegal, and all records that were set with the javelins were subsequently removed. This meant that the world record was reverted back to 89.58m mark which Backley established in the year 1990. Backley later set a new record for the world at 91.46m during January of 1992 at New Zealand, a record that stood for a while until the next year, when it was surpassed by Zelezny.

At Sydney, Australia for the 2000 Summer Olympics he beat the qualifying mark with his very first throw (83.74m), although the favourite, Jan Železný, threw an enormous qualifying throw of 89.39m. In the final, Backley set a new Olympic record with his second throw of 89.95m, but in the third round twice champion Železný threw a distance of 90.17m. Subsequent rounds did not see improvements from either competitor and again Železný won the gold medal ahead of Backley. Sergey Makarov took bronze.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Steve Backley height 6 ft 5 in Steve weight 102 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Steve Backley Dating?

According to our records, Steve Backley married to Clare Backley. As of December 1, 2023, Steve Backley’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Thrower. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Steve Backley celebrates birthday on February 12 of every year.

How old is Steve Backley?

53 years (February 12, 1969)

Who holds the javelin world record?

The current (as of 2017) men’s world record is held by Jan Železný at 98.48 m (1996); Barbora Špotáková holds the women’s world record at 72.28 m (2008). Of the 69 Olympic medals that have been awarded in the men’s javelin, 32 have gone to competitors from Norway, Sweden or Finland.

What school did Tessa Sanderson go to?

She lived in Jamaica till she was 8 years old. She attended Wood End Primary School followed by Wards Bridge High School. Tessa entered athletics at an early age. She did not dream that she would rise to become a world champion and pioneer for Black women in athletics throughout the world.

Is Steve Backley married?

Clare Backley

Is Steve Backley commentating on Olympics?

Steve Backley He will be commentating on the field events during the Games. He took the mantle from Paul Dickenson as BBC Sport’s lead field commentator, and have broadcasting during every succedent World, European and Olympic games since Beijing across radio and TV.