Talk:Robert de Castella

Trivia
I have heard the following piece of trivia but I do not know how to verify it:

When de Castella came in the top 10 in the 1988 olympic marathon, he was the first (only?) person to achieve that feat 3 (consecutive?) times.

Can anyone confirm or deny this? Rocksong 04:42, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

3 top ten Olympic marathon finishes
de Castella was not the first to achieve it, or indeed the last...

Samuel Ferris of Great Britain came 5th in 1924, 8th in 1928 and 2nd in 1932. Kenji Kimihara of Japan finished 8th in 1964, 2nd in 1968 and 5th in 1972. Karel Lismont of Belguim who came 2nd in 1972, 3rd in 1976 and 9th in 1980

after Deek, Steve Moneghetti came 5th in 1988, 7th in 1996 and 10th in 2000 and Eric Wainaina of Kenya came 3rd in 1996, 2nd in 2000 and 7th in 2004

Deek, Moneghetti and Lismont all competed in four Olympic marathons.

For the ladies, Katrin Dorre has achieved three top ten finishes (3rd 1988, 5th 1992, 4th 1996)

--Sparkie 01:53, 5 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for that. Rocksong 02:33, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Deek's dad?
Any more info on Deek's dad? Or on Deek Sr and Deek Jr's diets? i put "was" for Deek's dad, but it probably should be "is" - it depends if we're talking about his activity as a runner or whether he's still alive. i'd hope with the low-fat, high-carb diet and sensible, regular running, Deek Sr is still alive and healthy. :) Boud 22:43, 9 March 2007 (UTC)


 * I think the section should be removed. A marathon in 3 1/2 hours is nothing special. I see nothing noteworthy about him other than he's Deek's dad. Rocksong 12:16, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

de Castella
The name de Castella is not from the italian speaking part of switzerland, but from the french speaking part. The family Castella formerly de Castella is from the state of Fribourg, disctrict of Gruyères. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.76.182.29 (talk) 17:48, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 4 one external links on Robert de Castella. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.athletics.com.au/history/athletes/athlete638.htm
 * Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/pages/page82.asp
 * Corrected formatting/usage for https://secure.deeks.com.au/aboutDeeksStory.html
 * Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.imgtalent.com.au/profiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_main&ProfileID=821&orgid=2077

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at ).

Cheers.—cyberbot II  Talk to my owner :Online 12:45, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Robert de Castella. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20110306231429/http://ausport.gov.au/ais/history/ais_alumni/where_are_they_now/robert_de_castella to http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/ais_alumni/where_are_they_now/robert_de_castella

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 16:51, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

new Australian marathon record holder
This page needs to be updated as de Castella is unfortunately no longer the Australian marathon record holder https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-05/australian-marathon-records-broken-just-hours-apart/10173353458.80.201.106 (talk) 02:20, 5 December 2022 (UTC)