Rod de Highden

Australian long-distance runner

Rod de Highden (born 15 January 1969^[1]) is an Australian distance runner. In 1994 he finished 152nd in the World Cross Country. He finished 23rd at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics^[2] and 28th at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.^[3] Highden also won the 1995,^[4] 2000^[5] and 2002^[4] Australian Marathons.

Since his retirement de Highden has begun a teaching career at Swinburne University, where he is Sport and Recreation Coordinator.^[6]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rod de Highden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ "Rod de Highden". ABC News. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
^ "Track Results". Associated Press. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
^ ^a ^b "De Highden wins Gold Coast marathon". AAP Sports News. Australian Associated Press. 7 July 2002. Retrieved 30 May 2010.^{[dead link]}
^ "Australians win Host City Marathon on Olympic course". Associated Press. 30 April 2000. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
^ "Contact Us". Swinburne University Sport and Recreation. Swinburne University. Retrieved 30 May 2010.