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 Lee Troop 

Lee Troop
Lee is one of Australia's greatest distance runners and one of only five Australians to run a sub 2:10 marathon.  Regarded by his peers as one of the toughest guys in the sport, Troop has won numerous Australian titles on the road, track and at cross country.

Having contested the marathon at the Sydney and Athen’s Olympic Games, Troop will make his third
Olympic marathon appearance in Beijing.

Off the track, Lee is a fine ambassador to his sport.  He is the meet director of the annual Ron Clarke Classic, held each December in his home town of Geelong.

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Date of Birth:
22.03.1973
Discipline:
Long Distance
Occupation:
Athlete/event manager
Height:
178cm
Weight:
58kg
State:
VIC
Coach:
Self, Steve Moneghetti
Previous Coaches:
N/A
Scholarship:
VIS
Club:
Athletics Chilwell
Place of Birth/Residence:
Geelong, VIC
Marital Status
Married to Freyja, daughter Macy b. 2006

 Further Information 

Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
5000 metres: 1992 - 3rd (U20), 1996 - 14th, 1997 - 3rd (2nd Australian), 1998 - 3rd, 1999 - 4th (2nd Australian)
10,000 metres: 1997 - 2nd, 1998 - 1st, 1999 - 1st, 2002 - DNF, 2004 - 1st, 2007 - 3rd (1st Australian)
Half marathon: 1997 - 1st
Marathon: 2000 - 3rd, 2006 - 1st
Cross country: 1991 - 2nd (U20), 1992 - 1st (U20), 1997 - 2nd, 1998 - 2nd, 2000 - 1st, 2006 - 1st

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Commonwealth Games: 1998 – 5000m 6th (13:56:32), 10,000m 7th (29:34:23); 2002 - marathon 7th (2:16:44)
Olympic Games: 2000 - marathon 66th (2:29:32), 2004 - marathon 28th (2:18:46), 2008 – marathon 60th (2:27:17)
World Championships: 1999 - 5000m 12th heat (13:42.96), 2003 - marathon 17th (2:11:46)
World Cross Country Championships: 1996 - long course 66th, 1998 - long course 60th, 1999 - long course 41st, 2001 - long course 25th, 2004 - long course 21st
World Half Marathon Championships: 1997 - 58th (1:03:43)

MARATHON CAREER:
18/04/99 11th London Marathon (2:11:21)
30/04/00 5th Sydney Marathon (2:18:50)
1/10/00 66th Olympic Games, Sydney (2:29:32)
22/04/01 6th Rotterdam Marathon (2:10:04)
28/07/02 7th Commonwealth Games, Manchester (2:16:44)
2/03/03 7th Lake Biwa Marathon (2:09:49)
30/08/03 17th Paris Marathon (2:11:46)
18/04/04 7th London Marathon (2:09:59)
29/08/04 28th Olympic Games, Athens (2:18:46)
4/12/05 14th Fukuoka Marathon (2:29:13)
2/07/06 1st Gold Coast Marathon (2:14:13)
15/04/07 DNF Paris Marathon
30/09/07 6th Berlin Marathon (2:10:31)
24/08/08 60th Olympic Games, Beijing (2:27:17)


ANNUAL PROGRESSION:

10,000 metres:
 1997 28:08.35
1998 28:04.64
1999 28:32.27
2002 28:03.01
2003 27:51.27
2004 28:32.43
2006 28:53.31
2008 29:18.50

Marathon:
 1999 2:11:21
2000 2:18:50
2001 2:10:04
2002 2:16:44
2003 2:09:49
2004 2:09:59
2005 2:19:13
2006 2:14:13
2007 2:10:31
2008 2:27:17

EVENTS/PERSONAL BESTS:
3000 metres: 7:41.78 - Sydney, 20/02/99
5000 metres: 13:14.82 - Melbourne, 25/02/99
10,000 metres: 27:51.27 - Inglewood (NZL), 15/02/03
Half marathon: 1:01:00 - Tokyo (JPN), 15/01/99
Marathon: 2:09:49 - Lake Biwa (JPN), 2/03/03

Interesting Facts

The grandson of a former Australian boxing champion, Lee became involved in athletics at the age of 11. He accompanied his father’s weight loss program with training runs around the local neighbourhood. Lee runs T.E.A.M (Troop Events And Management) and one of its main projects, is the annual Ron Clarke Classic in Geelong.