Sean Furey

Sean Furey

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1982-08-31) August 31, 1982 (age 41)
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Weight	194 lb (88 kg)[1]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
Coached by	Todd Reich
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Javelin: 83.08m

Sean Furey (born August 31, 1982) is an American Olympic javelin thrower with a personal best of 83.08 meters (272 feet, 7 inches). He has placed in the top three at the U.S. National Championships six times, winning the javelin event in 2010, 2014 and 2015. He represented the United States in international competition between 2009 and 2016, including 2 Olympic (2012, 2016), 2 World Championship (2009, 2015) and 2 Pan American (2011, 2015) teams. In 2009, at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany, Sean qualified for the final with a season best throw and ultimately finished 12th.