Brian Harvey (athlete) explained

Brian Harvey
Full Name:Brian Harry Harvey
Birth Place:Rockhampton, Australia

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. 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.[3] He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's Discus Throw F38 event. 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harvey, Brian Harry. It's an Honour. 12 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128192939/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887600. 28 November 2020. live.
  2. Web site: Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20000120000000/http:/www.ausport.gov.au/olym96/paraathl.html . 20 January 2000. Australian Sports Commission. 12 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Brian Harvey . Paralympic.org . . 12 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Harvey, Brian Harry: Australian Sports Medal. It's an Honour. 12 January 2012.

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