Allan Cumming (born 21 March 1996) is a South African hammer thrower. He won the gold medal at the 2022 African Championships.
His personal best is 73.00 metres, set in 2021 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Career Cumming finished fourth at the 2015 African Junior Championships in Ethiopia, narrowly missing out on the podium. That same year he began competing at the collegiate level for North-West University, breaking the Varsity Sports record with a personal best throw of 58.13 m at his maiden meet in Stellenbosch. He was selected for his first senior international competition, the 2018 African Championships held in Nigeria, though he finished in sixth place after throwing for 67.37 m.
In 2019, Cumming won a bronze medal at the South African Championships before placing eighth at the Summer Universiade in Italy. Cumming won his first senior national title at the 2021 South African Championships, recording a throw of 72.78 m to defeat incumbent champion Tshepang Makhethe. He also won the national university title with a throw of 70.89 m, contributing to North-West University's fifth consecutive team title.
Cumming achieved the double again in 2022, capturing the national title in April and the national university title in May. Then, in June, he captured the continental title at the African Championships in Mauritius with a throw of 69.13 m in the final round, finishing just ahead of Tshepang Makhethe for the gold medal.
Personal life Cumming's sister, Margo, is the national record holder in the women's hammer throw. The duo both won national championships in 2021.
Cumming earned his Bachelor of Education (BEd) from North-West University.
Achievements All information taken from World Athletics profile.
Personal bests Type Event Time Date Place NotesOutdoor Hammer throw 73.00 m 6 May 2021 Potchefstroom, South Africa Hammer throw (6 kg) 66.68 m 6 March 2015 Addis Abeba, Ethiopia Hammer throw (5 kg) 61.87 m 6 April 2013 Pretoria, South Africa
International competitions Representing 2015African Junior ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia4thHammer throw (6 kg)66.68 m2018African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria6thHammer throw67.37 m2019UniversiadeNaples, Italy8thHammer throw66.49 m2022African ChampionshipsSaint Pierre, Mauritius1stHammer throw69.13 m2024African GamesAccra, Ghana3rdHammer throw67.57 mAfrican ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon3rdHammer throw69.43 m
National championships 2013South African U18 ChampionshipsPretoria2ndHammer throw (5 kg)61.87 m2015South African Junior ChampionshipsBloemfontein2ndHammer throw (6 kg)64.62 mSouth African ChampionshipsStellenbosch6thHammer throw56.55 m2016South African U23 ChampionshipsGermiston2ndHammer throw61.92 mSouth African ChampionshipsStellenbosch4thHammer throw62.00 m ChampionshipsPolokwane2ndHammer throw61.16 m2017South African ChampionshipsPotchefstroom4thHammer throw64.94 mUSSA ChampionshipsCape Town2ndHammer throw64.44 m2018South African ChampionshipsPretoria5thHammer throw66.06 mUSSA ChampionshipsSasolburg2ndHammer throw65.46 m2019USSA ChampionshipsStellenbosch2ndHammer throw66.46 mSouth African ChampionshipsGermiston3rdHammer throw68.79 m2021South African ChampionshipsPretoria1stHammer throw72.78 mUSSA ChampionshipsJohannesburg1stHammer throw70.89 m2022South African ChampionshipsCape Town1stHammer throw70.74 mUSSA ChampionshipsCape Town1stHammer throw68.39 m
National titles South African Championships Hammer throw: 2021, 2022 Championships Hammer throw: 2021, 2022
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