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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Rod de Highden". ABC News. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Track Results". Associated Press. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  4. ^ a b "De Highden wins Gold Coast marathon". AAP Sports News. Australian Associated Press. 7 July 2002. Retrieved 30 May 2010.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Australians win Host City Marathon on Olympic course". Associated Press. 30 April 2000. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Contact Us". Swinburne University Sport and Recreation. Swinburne University. Retrieved 30 May 2010.


Categories