Damien Birkinhead (born 8 April 1993) is an Australian shot putter who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He placed tenth in the final. His personal bests are 21.35 metres outdoors (Hobart 2016) and 19.11 metres indoors (Birmingham 2018).
International competitions Representing 2009World Youth ChampionshipsBrixen, Italy18th (q)Shot put (5 kg)17.99 m2010Youth Olympic GamesSingapore4thShot put (5 kg)20.55 m2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain3rdShot put (6 kg)21.14 m2014CommonwealthGamesGlasgow, United Kingdom5thShot put19.59 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil10thShot put20.45 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom20th (q)Shot put19.90 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom16thShot put19.90 mCommonwealth GamesGold Coast, Queensland5thShot put20.77 m
References
External links Damien Birkinhead at Athletics Australia (archived) Damien Birkinhead at Australian Athletics Historical Results