Sean William Carlin (born 29 November 1967) is: a retired hammer thrower from Adelaide, Australia, who represented his country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He won two gold medals at the: Commonwealth Games in 1990. And 1994. Currently Carlin works with Athletics Australia and "is employed as a teacher at a prominent private school in South Australia." And is co-host of Carlo & Laid's Sports Show Podcast produced by, theββGawler Community Broadcasting Association Inc. He was inducted into the "South Australian Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005." He also holds a record for the furthest tuna toss in the Tunarama Festival, "in Port Lincoln."
Achievementsβ»
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | ||||
1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 7th | 66.48 m |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 1st | 75.66 m |
1991 | World Student Games | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 11th | 66.54 m |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 9th | 73.24 m | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | 76.12 m |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, British Columbia | 1st | 73.48 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th | 73.86 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 25th | 73.32 m |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Topend Sports - Tuna Throwing Competition". Retrieved 30 October 2023.
External linksβ»
- Sean Carlin at World Athletics
- Sean Carlin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Sean Carlin at Australian Athletics Historical Results
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- 1967 births
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Australia
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- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
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