Sean Carlin

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Sean Carlin
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born29 November 1967
Adelaide, Australia
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventHammer throw
ClubSalisbury AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Auckland hammer
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria hammer

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,[ citation needed ] and is co-host of Carlo & Laid's Sports Show Podcast produced by the Gawler Community Broadcasting Association Inc. He was inducted into the South Australian Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.[ citation needed ] He also holds a record for the furthest tuna toss in the Tunarama Festival, in Port Lincoln. [1]

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Carlin was a three-times winner of the British AAA Championships title at the 1991 AAA Championships, [2] 1992 AAA Championships and 1995 AAA Championships. [3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece7th 66.48 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand1st75.66 m
1991 World Student Games Sheffield, United Kingdom 11th66.54 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan9th73.24 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain8th76.12 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, British Columbia 1st73.48 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden14th73.86 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States25th73.32 m

References

  1. "Topend Sports - Tuna Throwing Competition" . Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2025.