- Benn Harradine
Benn Harradine (born
14 October 1982 inNewcastle, New South Wales ) is anAustralia ndiscus throw er who was selected to compete at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing .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 twice, his current personal best being 66.37 metres thrown in May 2008 inCalifornia .He is a proud indigenous athlete from the
Wotjobaluk mob in theWimmera district of Victoria. He cites land rights activistVincent Lingiari as one of the people he admires.References
* [http://www.olympics.com.au/Athletes/TheTeam/tabid/343/Athletes/TheTeam/tabid/344/Default.aspx?cId=34472&teamId=31 Australian Olympic Committee profile]
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