Brent Newdick Explained

Brent Newdick
Birth Date:31 January 1985
Birth Place:Tauranga, New Zealand
Height:1.86 m
Weight:90 kg (2014)
Sport:athletics
Event:Decathlon
Collegeteam:Auckland University of Technology

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

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

Representing
2001World Youth ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary23rdDecathlon (youth)5310 pts
2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy16thDecathlon (junior)6331 pts
2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia4thDecathlon7566 pts
2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbiabgcolor=silver2ndDecathlon7874 pts
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany23rdDecathlon7915 pts
2010Commonwealth GamesDelhi, Indiabgcolor=silver2ndDecathlon7899 pts
2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea19thDecathlon7761 pts
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom12thDecathlon7988 pts
2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia3rdDecathlon7611 pts
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia23rdDecathlon7744 pts
2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United KingdomDecathlonDNF
2015Oceania ChampionshipsCairns, Queensland, Australiabgcolor=gold1stDecathlon7140 pts

Personal bests

EventPointsPlaceDate
Decathlon8114Götzis2011-05-29

Notes and References

  1. http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/badminton/1033318/brent_newdick.html 2014 CWG profile
  2. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=nzl/athcode=183722/index.html iaaf profile
  3. http://tvnz.co.nz/olympics-2012-athletics/brent-newdick-pleased-best-decathlon-performance-5016369 TVNZ article