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Harrison Peacock

Harrison Peacock

Australian volleyball player

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.

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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.[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

Married to Kirsten Smith, October 2018.

References

  1. [1]
    London 2012 Archived 1 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "Harrison Peacock". poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. [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. [4]
    "TEAM ROSTER". poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 20 February 2019.


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