Benn Harradine
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| Born | 14 October 1982 [1] Newcastle, New South Wales[1] |
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Discus |
| Updated on 12 August 2012. | |
Benn Harradine (born 14 October 1982 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian discus thrower[2] who was selected to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Harradine made the final of the discus at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where he finished eighth. Since then he has broken the Australian record three times, his current 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 |
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| 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 | 59.68 m |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 61.91 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 10th | 62.05 m |
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