Rod de Highden
Australian long-distance runner
Rod de Highden (born 15 January 1969[1]) is an Australian distance runner. In 1994 he finished 152nd in the World Cross Country. He finished 23rd at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics[2] and 28th at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[3] Highden also won the 1995,[4] 2000[5] and 2002[4] Australian Marathons.
Since his retirement de Highden has begun a teaching career at Swinburne University, where he is Sport and Recreation Coordinator.[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rod de Highden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Rod de Highden". ABC News. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Track Results". Associated Press. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ a b "De Highden wins Gold Coast marathon". AAP Sports News. Australian Associated Press. 7 July 2002. Retrieved 30 May 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Australians win Host City Marathon on Olympic course". Associated Press. 30 April 2000. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Contact Us". Swinburne University Sport and Recreation. Swinburne University. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
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Australian national champions in men's marathon
- 1909: Andrew Wood
- 1927: Bob McMurdo
- 1949: Robert Prentice
- 1951: Gordon Stanley
- 1952: Robert Prentice
- 1953: Roly Guy
- 1956: John Russell
- 1958: John Russell
- 1960: Ian Sinfield
- 1962: Keith Ollerenshaw
- 1964: Bob Vagg
- 1966: Tony Cook
- 1967: Derek Clayton
- 1968: Derek Clayton
- 1969: John Farrington
- 1970: John Farrington
- 1971: Derek Clayton
- 1972: Bernard Vine
- 1973: Derek Clayton
- 1974: John Farrington
- 1975: John Farrington
- 1976: Vic Anderson
- 1977: Rob Wallace
- 1978: Jim Langford
- 1979: Robert de Castella
- 1980: Lawrie Whitty
- 1981: Garry Bentley
- 1982: Rob Wallace
- 1983: John Stanley
- 1984: Andrew Lloyd
- 1985: Grenville Wood
- 1986: Steve Austin
- 1987: Daniel Böltz
- 1988: Pat Carroll
- 1989: Brad Camp
- 1990: Allan Carman
- 1991: Sean Quilty
- 1992: Gerard Barrett
- 1993: Sean Quilty
- 1994: Michael Dalton
- 1995: Roderic deHighden
- 1996: Magnus Michelsson
- 1997: Pat Carroll
- 1998: Greg Lyons
- 1999: Shaun Creighton
- 2000: Roderic deHighden
- 2001: Damon Harris
- 2002: Jeremy Horne
- 2003: Paul Arthur
- 2004: Daniel Green
- 2005: Brett Cartwright
- 2006: Lee Troop
- 2007: Damon Harris
- 2008: Jeremy Horne
- 2009: Dale Engler
- 2010: Rowan Walker
- 2011: Peter Nowill
- 2012: Scott Westcott
- 2013: Alexander Matthews
- 2014: Rowan Walker
- 2015: Andrew Pope
- 2016: Thomas Do Canto
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