At his peak a multiple World Record holder and serial medallist at the major Championships, Backley is a true great of the Javelin – we rank him 6th ALL-TIME!!! 🙌
Standing 6ft 5in and weighing 102kg, Backley was ever-present in the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s – to emphasise his greatness, in addition to his World Records and global medals, Backley won 4 x European Championships and 3 x Commonwealth Golds!!! 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
Backley was awarded both an MBE and OBE and has gone on to have success across various fields, not least in athletics commentary, for which viewers get to enjoy his fantastic insight and passion from the other side of the track these days – he does a brilliant job covering the field events for the BBC! 👏
