Rod de Highden
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]
He has a daughter named Soraya Jane, who is a runner and dancer.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "De Highden wins Gold Coast marathon". AAP Sports News. Australian Associated Press. 7 July 2002.
- ↑ "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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