Country Australia Height 1.98 m Sport Athletics Weight 115 kg | Name Benn Harradine Role Olympic athlete | |
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Benn Harradine wins gold medal in discus throw
Benn Harradine (born 14 October 1982) is an Australian discus thrower who was selected to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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- Benn Harradine wins gold medal in discus throw
- Benn harradine in willitthrow olympic edition the cheeseburger
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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.
Benn harradine in willitthrow olympic edition the cheeseburger
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