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Brian Harvey (athlete)

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Brian Harvey
2000 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Harvey
Personal information
Full nameBrian Harry Harvey
Nationality Australia
Born3 October 1965
Rockhampton, Australia
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Men's Javelin F34/37
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Men's Discus Throw F38
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. ^ a b "Harvey, Brian Harry". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Brian Harvey at the International Paralympic Committee Edit this at Wikidata . Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Harvey, Brian Harry: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.


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