14 Facts About Sean Furey

Sean Furey was born on August 31,1982 and is an American Olympic javelin thrower with a personal best of 83.08 meters.

Sean Furey has placed in the top three at the US National Championships six times, winning the javelin event in 2010,2014 and 2015.

Sean Furey represented the United States in international competition between 2009 and 2016, including 2 Olympic, 2 World Championship and 2 Pan American teams.

Sean Furey was born August 31,1982, to Kathy Sean Furey.

Sean Furey grew up in Methuen, Massachusetts, with his younger brother Ryan and began throwing the javelin while at Methuen High School.

Sean Furey won two state javelin championships and in 2000, won the National Scholastic Championship.

Sean Furey graduated in 2005 with a 3.80 GPA and an engineering degree.

At Dartmouth, Sean Furey set the school record in javelin, with a distance of 242-foot-3-inch.

Sean Furey won the 2010 National Championships with a throw of 79.86 metres.

At the 2012 Olympic Trials, Sean Furey was battling a back injury.

Sean Furey placed fourth, throwing the javelin 77.86 metres.

Sean Furey entered the 2012 Olympics with the longest throw by an American in 2012, and was ranked number 16 in the world.

Sean Furey placed 18th in his group and 37th overall and did not advance to the finals.

Sean Furey is coached by former Olympian Todd Reich and sponsored by Mizuno.