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 Martin Dent 

Martin Dent
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Date of Birth:
08.02.1979
Discipline:
Marathon
Occupation:
Public servant
Height:
180cm
Weight:
69kg
State:
ACT
Coach:
Self
Previous Coaches:
David Rundle, Dick Telford, Hugh Ford
Scholarship:
N/A
Club:
Weston Creek Athletics Club
Place of Birth/Residence:
Woking, UK / Canberra ACT
Marital Status
Married
Flame Team Number
17
Joined Flame Team On
N/A
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Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
3000 metres:
2007 - 4th (2nd Australian)
5000 metres: 1998 - 1st (U20), 2006 - 5th, 2007 – 5th (3rd Australian), 2008 – 8th (3rd Australian)
Cross country: 1997 - 2nd (U20), 1998 - 1st (U20), 2005 - 1st, 2006 - 2nd, 2007 – 3rd, 2008 – 1st, 2010 - 1st
3000m steeple: 1995 - 1st (U20), 1996 - 1st (U20), 1997 - 2nd (open), 1998 - 1st (U20), 1999 - 1st (open), 2000 - 3rd, 2000 (OT) - 4th, 2002 - 2nd, 2006 - 2nd, 2007 – 2nd, 2008 – 1st
Half marathon: 2004 – 1st, 2006 - 2nd

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Commonwealth Games: 2006 - 3000m steeple 4th (8:28.98)
World cross country championships: 1999 - 12km 4th (43:57), 2002 - short course 52nd (13:00), 2006 - short course 42nd (11:28) long course 45th (37:36), 2007 - long course 72nd (40:00), 2008 – long course 104th
World junior championships: 1996 - 3000m steeple 9th heat (9:12.25), 1998 - 11th (8:46.66)
World junior cross country championships: 1996 - 8km 75th (27:48), 1997 - 8.5km - 96th (27:46)
World University Games: 1999 - 3000m steeple 8th heat (8:48.96)
World road running championships: 2006 - 20km 45th (1:01:15)
World championships: 2009 - Marathon 21st (2:16.05)

ANNUAL PROGRESSION

5000 metres:
2005 13:51.17
2006 13:53.96
2007 13:46.87
2008 13:41.78

10,000 metres:

2003 29:49.13
2004 29:17.44
2005 29:16.44
2006 28.38.67
2007 28:49.73
2009 28:28.70

3000m steeple:
1996 9:00.67
1997 8:59.46
1998 8:46.66
1999 8:31.55
2000 8:30.22
2001 8:36.22
2002 8:47.29
2003 8:45.42
2006 8:28.98
2007 8:24.54
2008 8:27.00

Marathon:
2002 2:20:04
2004 2:15:12
2008 2:14.46
2009 2:16.05
2010 2:13.27

EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS
1500 metres:
3:44.94 – Sydney, 24/01/2008
3000 metres: 7:59.06 - Sydney, 12/11/2005
3000m steeple: 8:24.54 - Sydney, 17/02/2007
5000 metres: 13:41.78 - Melbourne, 21/2/2008
10,000 metres: 28:28.70 - Melbourne, 10/12/2009
Half marathon: 1:02.16 - Gold Coast, 5/07/2009
Marathon:
2:13:27 - Oita (JPN), 7/02/2010

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