Sean Furey (born August 31, 1982) is an American Olympic javelin thrower with a personal best of 83.08 meters (272 feet, 7 inches).

He represented the United States in international competition between 2009 and 2016, including 2 Olympic (2012, 2016), 2 World Championship (2009, 2015) and 2 Pan American (2011, 2015) teams.

In 2009, at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany, Sean qualified for the final with a season best throw and ultimately finished 12th.

[1] During his senior season, Furey led his school to the Merrimack Valley Conference title and was named to the All-Scholastic team by the Boston Herald.

[1] In 2005, he won the Ivy League championship and was named the "Scholar Athlete of the Year" by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

"[2] Furey entered the 2012 Olympics with the longest throw by an American in 2012,[2] and was ranked number 16 in the world.

[2] Furey currently lives in San Diego, California with his wife Matthan "Mattie" Chatterton-Richmond.

[2][3] He works part-time at Raytheon as a mechanical engineer doing what he describes as "bomb-proofing electronics" for the United States Navy.

[3] When asked why he chose to continue pursuing the javelin, instead of concentrating on his higher paying engineering career, Furey remarked "Missing out on money, I don't care.