Former Commonwealth javelin champion dies aged 33

    Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jarrod Bannister has died at the age of 33.

    The javelin thrower represented Australia twice in the Olympics and had been living in the Netherlands.

    Australian media outlets reported there were believed to be no suspicious circumstances in his death.

    Bannister is Australia's javelin record holder with a throw of 89.02m in 2008. He won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi two years later.

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