Nathan Deakes
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Competitor for  Australia |
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| Bronze | 2004 Athens | 20km walk | |
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| Gold | 2007 Osaka | 50 km walk | |
Nathan Deakes (born August 17, 1977 in Geelong) is an Australian race walker. Deakes trains with the Australian Institute of Sport.
By performances, Nathan Deakes is Australia's best and most successful ever race walker, winning several international medals and holding many Australian and World Records.
He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and is a four-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist. He won gold in the 20km walk and 50km walk events at both the 2002 Manchester Games and the 2006 Melbourne Games, becoming the first man to win both the 20km and 50km walks at two consecutive Commonwealth Games. He also won bronze medals at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Games and the 1996 World Junior Championships. He was also among the leading duo at the Athens Olympics in the 50km walk, until being disqualified. He won a gold medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka in the 50 km walk.
To cap off a successful 2007, Nathan was crowned 2007 Telstra Male Athlete of the Year for the second time (the first being in 2005).
He also broke the 50km walk world record on 2 Dec.06 at the Australian 50km Road Walking Championships in Geelong, recording a time of 3:35.47. This bettered race walking great Robert Korzeniowski's previous world record of 3:36.03. He is also 4th all-time for the 20km walk, 1:17.33, and 7th all-time for the 20000m walk, 1:19.47.
Deakes also won the last edition of the Goodwill Games in Brisbane 2001. He beat a strong field consisting of the current Olympic Champion, Robert Korzeniowski, and the then current World Champion, Roman Rasskazov.
Nathan Deakes is currently studying law and commerce at the University of Canberra.
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Preceded by Robert Korzeniowski |
Men's 50km Walk World Record Holder December 2, 2006 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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