| Fullname: | Gavin Brian Lovegrove |
| Birth Date: | 21 October 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Weight: | 94 kg |
| Pb: | NR 88.20 m (1996) |
Gavin Brian Lovegrove (born 21 October 1967) is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best of 88.20 m, set in 1996, is the New Zealand record. During his career, he twice represented his homeland at the Summer Olympics (1992 and 1996), won a bronze medal at three consecutive Commonwealth Games (1986, 1990 and 1994) and participated in five World Championships (1987, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997). He also twice broke the world junior record (76.68 m and 79.58 m, both 1986) and was a six-time national champion (1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994).
In 1990, Lovegrove was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[1] After retirement from competition, Lovegrove went into computer science and now works as a web developer.[2]
| Event | Distance | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javelin | Oslo | 1996 |
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 74.22 m | |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 23rd | 74.16 m | |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 84.24 m | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | 77.08 m | |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 15th | 77.08 m | |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 20th | 74.98 m | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 23rd | 77.12 m | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 21st | 75.62 m | |