Ian Dewhurst (born 13 November 1990) is an Australian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[2] He won a bronze medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade. In addition, he represented his country at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games without qualifying for the final. In July 2019, he won a gold medal at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, where he set a Games record of 50.86 seconds.
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| Born | 13 November 1990 Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Western Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marilyn Pearson | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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His personal best in the event is 49.52 seconds set in Melbourne in 2014.
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Australia
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| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.96 |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.82 | |||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 11th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.45 |
| 6th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.41 | |||
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 11th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.84 |
| 2019 | Pacific Games | Apia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.86 |
References
edit- ^ "2017 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Ian Dewhurst at World Athletics
External links
edit- Ian Dewhurst at Athletics Australia
- Ian Dewhurst at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Ian Dewhurst at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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