Biography
CRAIG KINSLEY
Event: Javelin
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
PR: 82.31m/270-0
Born: 01/19/1989
Current Residence: Chula Vista, CA
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
High School: Fairfield (Conn.) Prep H.S.
College: Brown University
Coach: Todd Reich
My name is Craig Kinsley, and I am a javelin thrower and 2012 Olympian from Fairfield, CT. I graduated from Brown in May of 2011. My first experience with track and field was my junior year of high school after a broken throwing hand ruined my baseball season. I high jumped and hurdled until my hand was strong enough and started throwing the javelin in a cast. By the end of the season I had thrown 185ft. My senior year I improved to 193ft, 6’5” in the high jump and 15.1s in the 110m hurdles.
I improved to 199ft (60.81m) in my first year at Brown. The next year I jumped up to 241’6” (73.60m) and placed third at the NCAA championships. Junior year I was the NCAA national champion with a throw of 250’ (76.25m). Two weeks later I improved again to 256’ (78.10m) to place third at USA nationals. I had a fantastic year of training my senior year. I improved my athletic records to 140k (308lb) power clean, 152.5k (335lb) back jerk, 36 inch vertical leap, 10’3” standing broad jump. My technical improvements were vast. I developed a stronger power position, improved my running mechanics, and learned to more efficiently transfer power from my approach into the delivery. I opened the season with a 250’2” throw – 21 feet longer than my season opener my junior year. My opening meet progression at Brown, (185 freshman year, 207 sophomore year, 229 junior year, and 250 senior year) was very similar to my PR progression, indicating that my senior year would be great. However, I pulled my groin the next weekend at LSU keeping me off the runway for almost a month. I still managed to collect my fourth Heps title (the only javelin thrower ever to collect 4 Heps titles) and was the top qualifier out of the NCAA East region (74m). My performances were subpar around 70m at both NCAAs (12th) and USA nationals (8th). The speed and power were there, but the consistency in my approach was not. I had a long 77m foul at NCAAs but with my lack of control on the runway from my missed reps, I sector fouled it to the left.
I stayed in Providence for the year following my graduation to utilize my familiar college support network. After a long year of training in 2011/2012, I had the season I was looking for. I exceeded my previous PR three times in competition made the US Olympic Team. I achieved the Olympic A standard in Chicago on 6/11 (82.31m); a 4 meter PR at the time. With that throw I broke into the top 20 in the world for the first time. I also jumped up to #2 in the US. I had the best series of my life at the Olympic Trials finishing third, taking the top Olympic qualifying spot for the javelin. I wore the Red, White and Blue with pride and competed to the best of my ability for myself, my family, my town and my country!
Event: Javelin
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
PR: 82.31m/270-0
Born: 01/19/1989
Current Residence: Chula Vista, CA
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
High School: Fairfield (Conn.) Prep H.S.
College: Brown University
Coach: Todd Reich
My name is Craig Kinsley, and I am a javelin thrower and 2012 Olympian from Fairfield, CT. I graduated from Brown in May of 2011. My first experience with track and field was my junior year of high school after a broken throwing hand ruined my baseball season. I high jumped and hurdled until my hand was strong enough and started throwing the javelin in a cast. By the end of the season I had thrown 185ft. My senior year I improved to 193ft, 6’5” in the high jump and 15.1s in the 110m hurdles.
I improved to 199ft (60.81m) in my first year at Brown. The next year I jumped up to 241’6” (73.60m) and placed third at the NCAA championships. Junior year I was the NCAA national champion with a throw of 250’ (76.25m). Two weeks later I improved again to 256’ (78.10m) to place third at USA nationals. I had a fantastic year of training my senior year. I improved my athletic records to 140k (308lb) power clean, 152.5k (335lb) back jerk, 36 inch vertical leap, 10’3” standing broad jump. My technical improvements were vast. I developed a stronger power position, improved my running mechanics, and learned to more efficiently transfer power from my approach into the delivery. I opened the season with a 250’2” throw – 21 feet longer than my season opener my junior year. My opening meet progression at Brown, (185 freshman year, 207 sophomore year, 229 junior year, and 250 senior year) was very similar to my PR progression, indicating that my senior year would be great. However, I pulled my groin the next weekend at LSU keeping me off the runway for almost a month. I still managed to collect my fourth Heps title (the only javelin thrower ever to collect 4 Heps titles) and was the top qualifier out of the NCAA East region (74m). My performances were subpar around 70m at both NCAAs (12th) and USA nationals (8th). The speed and power were there, but the consistency in my approach was not. I had a long 77m foul at NCAAs but with my lack of control on the runway from my missed reps, I sector fouled it to the left.
I stayed in Providence for the year following my graduation to utilize my familiar college support network. After a long year of training in 2011/2012, I had the season I was looking for. I exceeded my previous PR three times in competition made the US Olympic Team. I achieved the Olympic A standard in Chicago on 6/11 (82.31m); a 4 meter PR at the time. With that throw I broke into the top 20 in the world for the first time. I also jumped up to #2 in the US. I had the best series of my life at the Olympic Trials finishing third, taking the top Olympic qualifying spot for the javelin. I wore the Red, White and Blue with pride and competed to the best of my ability for myself, my family, my town and my country!
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