Brent Newdick

Brent Newdick (born 31 January 1985 in Tauranga[1]) is a New Zealand representative decathlete.

Brent Newdick
Brent Newdick at the 2011 TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno
Personal information
Born (1985-01-31) 31 January 1985
Tauranga, New Zealand
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb) (2014)
Sport
Sportathletics
Event(s)Decathlon
College teamAuckland University of Technology
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
2010 DelhiDecathlon
Universiade
2009 Belgrade Decathlon
2013 Kazan Decathlon

He won the silver medal in the men's decathlon at the 2010 Commonwealth Games,[2] and placed 12th in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

He was also the reigning champion of the Taihape Gumboot Throwing Competition until 2017.

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  New Zealand
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 23rd Decathlon (youth) 5310 pts
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 16th Decathlon (junior) 6331 pts
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 4th Decathlon 7566 pts
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Decathlon 7874 pts
World Championships Berlin, Germany 23rd Decathlon 7915 pts
2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 2nd Decathlon 7899 pts
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 19th Decathlon 7761 pts
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 12th Decathlon 7988 pts
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 3rd Decathlon 7611 pts
World Championships Moscow, Russia 23rd Decathlon 7744 pts
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom – Decathlon DNF
2015 Oceania Championships Cairns, Queensland, Australia 1st Decathlon 7140 pts

Personal bests
EventPointsPlaceDate
Decathlon8114Götzis2011-05-29

References
  1. 2014 CWG profile
  2. iaaf profile
  3. TVNZ article


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