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Robert de Castella

Australian long-distance runner

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Full&#;nameFrancois Robert de Castella
Born () 27 February (age&#;67)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height&#;m (5&#;ft 11&#;in)
Weight65&#;kg (&#;lb)
Country&#;Australia
SportLong-distance running
ClubOld Xaverians, Glenhuntly Athletics Club, Melbourne
Mazda Optimists Track Club

Francois Robert "Rob" de Castella (born 27 February ) is an Australian former world champion marathon runner.

De Castella is widely known as "Deek" or "Deeks"[1] to the Australian public, and "Tree" to his competitors due to his thick legs and inner calm. He holds the Oceanic record for the marathon.

Early life

De Castella is of French and Swiss-French descent. His family were part of both the French nobility and Swiss nobility.[2] He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the eldest of seven children. Sport was a way of life in his family – his father Rolet ra

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    Francois Robert "Rob" de Castella (born 27 February ) is an Australian former world champion marathon runner.

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    Francois Robert "Rob" de Castella (born 27 February ) is an Australian former world champion marathon runner.

Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon

  • Francois Robert "Rob" de Castella (born 27 February ) is an Australian former world champion marathon runner.
    • Running in brilliant sunshine, The Olympian, Robert De Castella, of Canberra, was first across the line in a record time of 40.08 minutes.
    Rob De Castella quickly established himself as the top Australian marathon talent, winning the national title in , his first year competing at that distance.
    The 1982 Commonwealth Games featured dozens of highlights but it would be hard to beat Robert de Castella's marathon gold as the greatest of them all.
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    Robert de Castella - Wikipedia

  • William John Bell had been engaged as a coach to marathon runners as part of Mr de Castella's Indigenous Marathon Project, which trained.

    • Robert De Castella - Athletics Australia

  • Robert De Castella wins the City to Surf in a race record.

    • 1981 – Robert De Castella | Marathon Shoe History, carousel

      Rob De Castella quickly established himself as the top Australian marathon talent, winning the national title in , his first year competing at that distance.

    1981 – Robert De Castella | Marathon Shoe History

  • He was also an artist of talent: he painted landscapes in oils, and engravings based upon some of his work appeared in the first volume of Le Tour du Monde .

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      Francois Robert "Rob" de Castella (born 27 February ) is an Australian former world champion marathon runner.