Matthew Denny

Due to the conditions in Tokyo Matthew Denny threw well below his best. Torrential rain and a wet, slippy throwing circle were not ideal for the discus final held on Sunday night at the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo.

It’s been an amazing week for Matthew Denny at the Oklahoma Throws Series World International. With a mammoth throw of 74.78cm and his personal best Matthew would have broken the previous World Record if not for his main rival Mykolas Alekna who threw 75.56m.

Olympic bronze medallist Matthew Denny has etched his name even deeper into Australian athletics history, unleashing a phenomenal 72.07m throw to become the first Australian to eclipse the 70-metre mark and land the fifth longest throw in global history.

Allora’s hero Matthew Denny is recognised as one of Australia’s most dominant athletes and will make his final competitive appearance for 2025 at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne on March 29.

The remarkable achievements of 2024 Paris Olympian bronze medallist Matthew Denny will be celebrated with two significant legacy projects in Allora. The local community was invited to vote on two proposals. Naming the Allora Cricket Grounds discus ring after Matthew Denny, creating a walking path in Dalrymple Park, featuring markers that highlight the distance of the various records achieved by Matthew Denny.

Not just because he’s an Olympic Champion but because he’s a wonderful role model and a really nice bloke. This last weekend was put aside for Matthew Denny - Allora’s favourite son. Friday saw the popular Street Parade, official welcome at the Sports Museum, afternoon tea in our Community Hall and dinner at night.

Only weeks after bringing home the bronze medal from the Paris Olympics Matthew Denny has excelled at the Diamond League held in Brussels at the weekend. With an opening round throw of 69.96m Matthew took out the discus final for the second straight year and broke the 40 year old meet record.

Matthew Denny is Australia’s first male discus thrower to win a medal at the Olympics. Matthew is also the only Olympian to come from Allora.

That’s Allora’s Matthew Denny who is currently in Paris for the Olympic Games. In 2015 Matthew made his Senior Debut with the Australia Team for the World University Games. Since then Matthew has been improving with each national competition and breaking records along the way.

This huge mural of Matthew Denny has attracted plenty of attention in Allora since being completed last Friday. The mural, commissioned by Qantas, has been painted on the side of the Railway Hotel.