Rory McSweeney

Rory McSweeney
Personal information
Born (1985-04-20) 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 JaneiroJavelin F44
IPC Athletics World Championships
2015 DohaJavelin 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 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

  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.



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