Martin Dent
_-_London_2012_Mens_Marathon.jpg) Martin Dent in the marathon at the 2012 Olympics in London | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 8 February 1979 |
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb) |
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| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
Martin Dent (8 February 1979 in Woking, UK) is an English-born Australian Olympian marathon runner, who ran at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] He made his season best time of 2 hours, 16 minutes and 29 seconds in the marathon in 28th place.[2]
Dent attended Berkeley Vale Community High School on the Central Coast of New South Wales. This is the same school that produced Australia Rugby Union Wallaby star Adam Ashley-Cooper, Scottish and British Lions player Nathan Hines and NRL player and Wests Tigers Assistant Coach Paul Stringer.
References
- ^ "Martin Dent at Athletics Australia". athletics.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 marathon men - Olympic Athletics". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
External links
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