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Sean Carlin

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Sean William Carlin (born 29 November 1967) is a retired hammer thrower from Adelaide, Australia, who represented his country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He won two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 and 1994. Currently Carlin works with Athletics Australia and is employed as a teacher at a prominent private school in South Australia,[citation needed] and is co-host of Carlo & Laid's Sports Show Podcast produced by the Gawler Community Broadcasting Association Inc. He was inducted into the South Australian Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.[citation needed]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Australia
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 7th 66.48 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 1st 75.66 m
1991 World Student Games Sheffield, United Kingdom 11th 66.54 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 9th 73.24 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 8th 76.12 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 1st 73.48 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 14th 73.86 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 25th 73.32 m