Brian Harvey
2000 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Harvey
Personal information
Full nameBrian Harry Harvey
Nationality Australia
Born3 October 1965 (1965-10-03) (age 58)
Rockhampton, Australia
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Javelin F34/37
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Discus Throw F38
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Berlin Javelin F37
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Berlin Shot Put F37
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 2 "Harvey, Brian Harry". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Brian Harvey". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Harvey, Brian Harry: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.


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