Sean Carlin

For the musician, see Dink (band).

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]

Sean Carlin

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	29 November 1967 Adelaide, Australia
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Salisbury AC
Medal record Athletics Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland hammer 1994 Victoria hammer

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Australia
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	7th	66.48 m
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	1st	75.66 m
1991	World Student Games	Sheffield, United Kingdom	11th	66.54 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	9th	73.24 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	8th	76.12 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, British Columbia	1st	73.48 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	14th	73.86 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	25th	73.32 m