Matthew Denny

Matthew Denny (born 2 June 1996) is an Australian athlete specialising in the discus throw.[3] He represented his country in the discus at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro without qualifying for the final. In addition, he won the silver medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade and two medals at the 2013 World Youth Championships. In the hammer he won the silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Matthew Denny

Denny in 2018
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Matty
Born	(1996-06-02) 2 June 1996 Toowoomba, Australia
Education	Toowoomba Grammar School,[1] Griffith University
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight	118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw, hammer throw
Medal record Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Hammer throw

His personal best in the discus is 65.37 metres set in Salinas in 2016. His personal best in the hammer is 74.88 metres set in Gold Coast in 2018.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Australia
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	1st	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	67.54 m
			3rd	Hammer throw (5 kg)	78.67 m
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	4th	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	62.73 m
			23rd (q)	Hammer throw (6 kg)	69.16 m
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	2nd	Discus throw	62.58 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	19th (q)	Discus throw	61.16 m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	4th	Discus throw	62.53 m
			2nd	Hammer throw	74.88 m
2019	Universiade	Naples, Italy	1st	Discus throw	65.27 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	Discus throw	65.43 m

References

1. "Congratulations to TGS Old Boy and Australian Olympian Matt Denny (2011-13)" (PDF). Omnibus. Toowoomba Grammar School: 30. August 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
2. Australian 2016 Olympic team bio Archived 18 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
3. Matthew Denny at World Athletics