Rory McSweeney
New Zealand para-athlete
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Born | (1985-04-20) 20 April 1985 (age 39) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Athletics Taieri | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | Javelin F44: 55.80 m (2015, NR)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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2012 | 46.89 m | Club meeting | Dunedin, New Zealand | 3 November | |
2013 | 49.95 m | IPC Athletics World Championships | Lyon, France | 24 July | |
2014 | 48.03 m | Club meeting | Dunedin, New Zealand | 1 November | |
2015 | 55.80 m | IPC Athletics World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 30 October | |
2016 | 55.46 m | New Zealand National Championships | Dunedin, New Zealand | 6 March |
References
- ^ "New Zealand Para-Athletics Records" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Results -- Men's javelin throw T44 -- Rio 2016 paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
External links
- Rory McSweeney at Paralympics New Zealand (archive)
- Rory McSweeney at the International Paralympic Committee
- Rory McSweeney at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Meet Our Paralympians: Rory McSweeney – Attitude Live video profile
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2016 New Zealand Paralympic team
- Caitlin Dore
- Anna Grimaldi
- Jess Hamill
- Liam Malone
- Rory McSweeney
- Jacob Phillips
- Holly Robinson
- William Stedman
- Amanda Cameron
- Emma Foy
- Stephen Hills
- Kate Horan
- Byron Raubenheimer
- Fraser Sharp
- Laura Thompson (pilot)
- Hannah van Kampen (pilot)
- Rick Dodson
- Andrew May
- Chris Sharp
- Jason Eales
- Michael Johnson
- Greg Reid
- Rebecca Dubber
- Mary Fisher
- Nikita Howarth
- Cameron Leslie
- Hamish McLean
- Tupou Neiufi
- Sophie Pascoe
- Jesse Reynolds
Chef de Mission: Ben Lucas
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