Brian Harvey (athlete)
 2000 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Harvey | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Brian Harry Harvey | ||||||||||||
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 Australia | ||||||||||||
| Born |
3 October 1965 Rockhampton, Australia | ||||||||||||
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Action shot of Harvey during discus F38 competition at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics. He won bronze in this event.
Brian Harry Harvey, OAM[1] (born 3 October 1965)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete. He was born in the Queensland city of Rockhampton, and has cerebral palsy.[2] At the 1996 Atlanta Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's Javelin F34/37 event, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1][3] He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's Discus Throw F38 event.[3] That year, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[4] He participated in the 2004 Athens Games, but did not win any medals at that competition.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Harvey, Brian Harry". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- 1 2 "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 Results for Brian Harvey from the International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ↑ "Harvey, Brian Harry: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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