Rory McSweeney

Rory McSweeney

Personal information
Born	20 April 1985 Wellington, New Zealand
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F44
Club	Athletics Taieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Javelin F44: 55.80 m (2015, NR)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  New Zealand Summer Paralympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin F44 IPC Athletics World Championships 2015 Doha Javelin F44

Rory McSweeney (born 20 April 1985) is a New Zealand para-athlete, primarily competing in the javelin throw. He represented New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw T44.^[2]

Statistics

Javelin throw progression

Year	Performance	Competition	Location	Date	World ranking
2012	46.89 m	Club meeting	Dunedin, New Zealand	3 November
2013	30.61 m	IPC Atheltics World Championships	Lyon, France	24 July
2014	48.03 m	Club meeting	Dunedin, New Zealand	1 November
2015	55.80 m	IPC Atheltics World Championships	Doha, Qatar	30 October
2016	55.46 m	New Zealand National Championships	Dunedin, New Zealand	6 March

References

1. "New Zealand Para-Athletics Records" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
2. "Results -- Men's javelin throw T44 -- Rio 2016 paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

External links

• Paralympics New Zealand profile
• International Paralympic Committee profile
• Meet Our Paralympians: Rory McSweeney – Attitude Live video profile