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Brian Harry Harvey, OAM (born 3 October 1965) is an Australian Paralympic athlete. He was born in the Queensland city of
Brian Harvey
at Australian Athletics Historical Results * 1965 births Living people Paralympic athletes of Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Australia Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia Sportspeople from Rockhampton Cerebral Palsy category Paralympic competitors Track and field athletes with cerebral palsy Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Australian male discus throwers Australian male javelin throwers Australian male shot putters Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Australia-Paralympic-medalist-stub
Brian Harry Harvey, OAM (born 3 October 1965) is an Australian Paralympic athlete. He was born in the Queensland city of Rockhampton
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...
, and has cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensa ...
. 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
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...
. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
in the Men's Discus Throw F38 event. That year, he received an Australian Sports Medal
The Australian Sports Medal is an award given to recognise achievements in Australian sport to commemorate Australian participation in major sporting events. Original recipients of the award included competitors, coaches, sports scientists, offi ...
. He participated in the 2004 Athens Games
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
, but did not win any medals at that competition.
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Brian Harvey
at Australian Athletics Historical Results * 1965 births Living people Paralympic athletes of Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Australia Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia Sportspeople from Rockhampton Cerebral Palsy category Paralympic competitors Track and field athletes with cerebral palsy Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Australian male discus throwers Australian male javelin throwers Australian male shot putters Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Australia-Paralympic-medalist-stub