Robert de Castella MBE OA

Champion Marathon runner and Commonwealth Gold Medallist

Robert is 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 and set the course record at the Boston Marathon. From 1990 to 1995, he was the Director of the Australian Institute of Sport.

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Key Points

Robert de Castella was Australia’s number one marathon runner in the world in the 1980’s.
He’s the winner of two Commonwealth Games gold medals.
He was the Director of the AIS from 1990 to 1995.
He was Australian of the Year and awarded an MBE in 1983, inducted into the Australian Sporting Hall of Fame in 1986 and awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.

Topics

Marathon running
Sports administration
Sports in Australia
Healthy, balanced lifestyles

Testimonials

“Excellent. A consummate professional and a tireless worker. Deek is a model example to us all. Rob was not only an inspiring and interesting speaker, he made it relevant to our conference/business and to the theme of the conference. We couldn't have had a better speaker for this event!”
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“Rob spoke really well about his success and his key drivers. He gave it a context that fitted the business environment as well as the sporting environment.”
Sunrice

“Rob was a very good speaker and tied in our performance management theme beautifully.”
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