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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