Martin Dent in the marathon at the 2012 Olympics in London
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Born | 8 February 1979 |
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
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Country | Australia |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Marathon |
Martin Dent (8 February 1979 in Woking, UK) is an English-born Australian marathon runner, who competed in his first Olympic games at the 2012 London Olympic Games. He finished the marathon in 28th place, with a season's best time of 2 hours, 16 minutes and 29 seconds.
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.