Rod de Highden
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Rod de Highden is an Australia
n distance runner. In 1994 he finished 152nd in the World Cross Country
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He finished 23rd at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 28th at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Highden also won the 1995, 2000 and 2002 Australian Marathons.
Since his retirement de Highden has begun a teaching career at Swinburne University, where he is Sport and Recreation Coordinator.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n distance runner. In 1994 he finished 152nd in the World Cross Country
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
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He finished 23rd at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 28th at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Highden also won the 1995, 2000 and 2002 Australian Marathons.
Since his retirement de Highden has begun a teaching career at Swinburne University, where he is Sport and Recreation Coordinator.