Harrison Peacock
{{short description|Australian volleyball player (born 1991)}}
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Harrison Peacock (born 31 January 1991) is an Australian volleyball player. He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/peacock-harrison-1095074/ London 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801013852/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/peacock-harrison-1095074/ |date=1 August 2012 }} He also competed at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.
Early life
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.{{cite web |title=Harrison Peacock |url=http://poland2014.fivb.org/en/competition/teams/aus-australia/players/harrison-peacock?id=40492 |website=poland2014.fivb.org |accessdate=February 20, 2019}}
In 2013, Peacock suffered from hip dysplasia which required five surgeries. However, he returned to playing volleyball in 2014{{cite web |author1=Jahan Emery |title=Olympian Harrison Peacock Set To Represent South Australia In The Australian Volleyball League |url=https://www.fritzmag.com.au/olympian-harrison-peacock-set-to-represent-south-australia-in-the-australian-volleyball-league/ |website=fritzmag.com.au |accessdate=20 February 2019 |date=5 December 2018}} and competed in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.{{cite web |title=TEAM ROSTER |url=http://poland2014.fivb.org/en/competition/teams/aus-australia/team_roster |website=poland2014.fivb.org |accessdate=20 February 2019}}
In 2018, he joined Adelaide Storm in the Australian Volleyball League. At the time, his brother was also on the team.
Personal life
Married to Kirsten Smith, October 2018.
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Category:Australian men's volleyball players
Category:Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic volleyball players for Australia
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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