Benn Harradine

Benn Harradine (born 14 October 1982) is a retired Australian discus thrower[2] who competed at three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 2008.

Benn Harradine

Personal information
Born	14 October 1982[1] Newcastle, New South Wales[1]
Height	199 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Discus throw IAAF Continental Cup 2010 Split Discus throw

Harradine made the final of the discus at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where he finished eighth. He went on to win the 2010 Commonwealth title. His 5th-place finish at the 2011 World Championships is the best ever finish by an Australian man in the event. He announced his retirement after the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast where he finished sixth.

He has broken the Australian record three times, his personal best being 68.20 metres thrown in Townsville in May 2013.

He is a proud indigenous athlete from the Wotjobaluk tribe in the Wimmera district of Victoria. He cites land rights activist Vincent Lingiari as one of the people he admires. He is recognized in the Australian Olympic Committee list of Australian Indigenous Olympians.[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Australia
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	8th	58.87 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	31st	58.55 m
2010	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	2nd	66.45 m[4]
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	1st	65.45 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	5th	64.77 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, England	9th	63.59 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	20th (q)	59.68 m
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	61.91 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	10th	62.05 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	20th (q)	60.85 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	21st (q)	60.95 m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	6th	61.64 m

References

1. "Athlete profile: Benn Harradine". The Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Media. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
2. Benn Harradine at World Athletics
3. "Australian Indigenous Olympians" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
4. Representing Asia-Pacific

External links

• Benn Harradine at World Athletics
• Benn Harradine at Athletics Australia
• Benn Harradine at Australian Athletics Historical Results
• Benn Harradine at the Australian Olympic Committee (archive)
• Benn Harradine at the International Olympic Committee
• Benn Harradine at the Olympic Channel
• Benn Harradine at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Benn Harradine at the Commonwealth Games Federation (2006, 2010)
• Benn Harradine at the Commonwealth Games Federation (2014)
• Benn Harradine at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games