Robert de Castella (Deek) is still recognised as one of Australia’s greatest athletes after dominating the world in the gruelling event of the marathon.
He was the first person to win the Commonwealth Games marathon twice, winning his first in Brisbane against Tanzanian Juma Ikanga in one of the most memorable and exciting marathons ever held. He went on to win the World Championship, set the world marathon record and win numerous major marathons around the world running his fastest in Boston where he set the course record in 2 hours, 07 minutes and 51 seconds. In 1990, he was voted the world’s best marathon runner of the 1980’s decade.
He was Australian of the Year and awarded his MBE in 1983. In 1986, Rob was inducted into the Sports Australia Hall of Fame.
In July 1990, Rob de Castella took up the position of Director of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). As Director his primary responsibility was to identify and cultivate talent and create a winning culture and environment that could be measured by international results. During this period the AIS contributed to record-breaking results by Australian teams and athletes at both Olympics and World Championships.
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