Barcelona in 2h 17'44" Records As of May 2009, de Castella still held the following records: Australian U20 10,000 m – 28'54"4 on 16 December 1976 in Melbourne Australian 20 km Track – 58.37.2 on 17 April 1982 in Rome Australian 1 hr – 20,516 m on 17 April 1982 in Rome Australian All Comers Marathon – 2h 09'18" in Brisbane Commonwealth Games 1982 Australian Marathon – 2h 07'51" at the 1986 Boston Marathon Other awards 1982 – Member of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of service to athletics. 1983 – Australian of the Year 1985 – Sport Australia Hall of Fame 2000 – Australian Sports Medal for significant contribution as a competitor (Athletics). 2001 – Centenary Medal service to the sport of athletics and to sports administration. 2001 – Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best' 2014 – Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the community through programs promoting children's health and fitness, as a supporter and mentor of young Indigenous men and women, and to marathon running. References External links 1957 births Living people Athletes from Melbourne Australian male long-distance runners Australian male marathon runners Olympic male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Robert Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners Australian Athletics Championships winners Japan Championships in Athletics winners Boston Marathon male winners World record setters in athletics (track and field) Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire Officers of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Recipients of the Centenary Medal Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Australian of the Year Award winners People educated at Xavier College Australian Institute of Sport track and field athletes Australian Institute of Sport administrators Australian people of Swiss-Italian descent Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia Australian republicans Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games