Brian Harvey (athlete)

Brian Harvey

2000 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Harvey
Personal information
Full name Brian Harry Harvey
Nationality  Australia
Born 3 October 1965
Rockhampton, Australia
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. 1.0 1.1 "Harvey, Brian Harry". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Brian Harvey's profile on paralympic.org. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  4. "Harvey, Brian Harry: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.