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Harrison Peacock

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Harrison Peacock
Peacock in 2012
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33)
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)

Harrison Peacock (born 31 January 1991) is an Australian volleyball player. He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] He also competed at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.

Early life

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Peacock began playing volleyball after he watched his older sister Jessica play the game at age 16. From there, he played volleyball throughout primary and high school. As a junior player, he represented Australia at the Youth Beach Volleyball World Championships before receiving an AIS scholarship in 2008 to play indoor volleyball.[2]

In 2013, Peacock suffered from hip dysplasia which required five surgeries. However, he returned to playing volleyball in 2014[3] and competed in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[4]

In 2018, he joined Adelaide Storm in the Australian Volleyball League. At the time, his brother was also on the team.

Personal life

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Married to Kirsten Smith, October 2018.

References

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  1. ^ London 2012 Archived 1 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Harrison Peacock". poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. ^ Jahan Emery (5 December 2018). "Olympian Harrison Peacock Set To Represent South Australia In The Australian Volleyball League". fritzmag.com.au. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. ^ "TEAM ROSTER". poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 20 February 2019.