Daniel Batman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 March 1981 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 26 June 2012 (aged 31) Marrakai, near Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Education | |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2000 |
| National finals | 2005 and 2008 |
| Highest world ranking | 6th at the 2003 World Indoor Championships |
Daniel Batman (20 March 1981 – 26 June 2012) was an Australian sprinter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was the Australian national men's 200-metres champion in 2005 and 2008. His best international achievement was a sixth place at the 2003 World Indoor Championships.[1]
Batman was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He attended The Scots College and Cranbrook School. He claimed to be a direct descendant of John Batman, the founder of Melbourne[2] [dubious – discuss] but John Batman's only son, John Charles Batman, died aged just 8 years old, reportedly by drowning in the Yarra River, but rumoured to have died of syphilis which his father carried.
Personal life
Batman was married to Nova Peris (a former Australian Olympic hockey player and Commonwealth Games sprinter) in March 2002 but they separated in 2010. He had two children with Peris, Destiny and Jack. Batman had a child, Liberty, in late 2011 with partner Natalie Sainsbury.[3] Batman died, aged 31, in a car crash at Marrakai, near Darwin, Northern Territory, on 26 June 2012.[4]
References
- ^ "Olympian Daniel Batman killed in car crash". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Olympian Daniel Batman killed in car crash - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC Online. ABC. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Like a bat outta hell for London". Canberra Times, 16 December 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2012
- ^ Frost, Carleen; Turner, Ellie (26 June 2012). "Australian Olympian Daniel Batman killed in NT car crash". Herald-Sun. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
External links
- Daniel Batman at World Athletics
- Athletics Australia profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 September 2007)
- Daniel Batman at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Daniel Batman at Olympics.com
- ABC story on Batman's death
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