Robert de Castella |
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| Awarded Titles: |
MBE |
| D.O.B: |
27 Feb 1957 |
| Resides at: |
Canberra |
| Occupation: |
Director of the Australian Institute of Sport between 1990-1995. Later he started his own company working in public health. He is currently developing a children's health monitoring and reporting service. |
| Sport: |
Athletics: Marathon |
| Nickname: |
Deek |
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| Other interests: |
A devoted motorcycle rider, Robert apparently prefers riding his Aprilia RSV1000 Mille than drive his Porsche. |
Honours
- Australian Male Athlete of the Year in 1982
- Australian Male Athlete of the Year in 1983
- Australian of the Year in 1983
- Awarded Member of the British Empire (MBE) in 1983
- Inducted into the Australian Sporting Hall of Fame in 1986
- Named 'World Marathon Runner of the Decade' by Track and Field News in 1990
Career Highlights
| 1980 |
- Olympics: marathon - 10th
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| 1982 |
- C'wealth Games: Marathon - Gold
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| 1983 |
- World Championship marathon - 1st, Rotterdam Marathon classic - 1st
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| 1986 |
- C'wealth Games: Marathon - Gold Boston marathon - 1st
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| 1988 |
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| 1991 |
- Rotterdam Marathon classic - 1st
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After winning his first marathon in 1979 Robert completed over 20 marathons, winning nine and finishing within the top ten in all but two.
Robert held the World Marathon record from 1981 to 1984. As at 30 July 2004, Robert still held the 20km and marathon records for the Oceania region.
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Records
- Sets new world record for the marathon in 1981
- Sets world record for the 15km road run in 1983