Benn harradine biography sample

He is a Commonwealth Games discus champion, an Australian record holder, famous for his fancy and colourful competition outfits, and became the first Indigenous Australian to compete in a field athletics event at an Olympic Games back in 2008.

So what is the story behind Australian discus champion Benn Harradine?

Born in Newcastle in 1982, Harradine spent his childhood in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Eleebana in New South Wales, where his love of playing sport grew from a young age.

"I was and still am so very fortunate to have parents who did everything for my brother and [me]," Harradine said.

"They enabled us to have every opportunity to play or do whatever we wanted … taking us all over the place and sacrificing their own time for us is something I will never ever be able to repay."

After doctors told him he could not compete in any contact sport due to a rare liver condition called congeni