You know when you are a kid and you have all these great dreams about what you want to do when you grow up? “I want to be a dentist” “I want to be a pilot” My answer was, “I want to be an Olympian”

Thanks to my Mum, Dad and Brother,and of course my sponsors, I was able to head in that direction. August 2008 I made it reality.

Along the journey I have earned Australian Title Holder, Australian Record Holder, Oceania Record Holder, Commonwealth Finalist, Olympian, and I represented Australia at the Berlin World Championship this year. But who is the real Benn Harradine? sometimes I don’t even know the answer to that question.

I know that my first short term goal is to win the Commonwealth Games in Delhi 2010.

I love to travel, listen to music, play guitar and sing badly. I love people. The part i enjoy about travelling throughout the world with sport is experiencing new environments and seeing the world first hand. I love open air and wide open spaces but I also enjoy the dull hum of a city at full speed. Its all in the company you keep.

Various things inspire me. People like Vincent Lingiari make me feel like nothing is ever really a big deal. Such is the journey of living and learning.

I respect my heritage and am proud of who I represent. I can’t say I want to sky dive but I can say that I want what every athlete strives for.

Lets go there together.