Damien Birkinhead

Damien Birkinhead
Personal information
Born (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993
Whittington, Australia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight 140 kg (309 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Shot put
Club Corio
Coached by Scott Martin (2012–)

Damien Birkinhead (born 8 April 1993)[2] is an Australian shot putter who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He placed tenth in the final. His personal best is 21.21 m set at Hobart on 13 February 2016.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Australia
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 18th (q) Shot put (5 kg) 17.99 m
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 4th Shot put (5 kg) 20.55 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 3rd Shot put (6 kg) 21.14 m
2014 CommonwealthGames Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th Shot put 19.59 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th Shot put 20.45 m

References

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