competed in the Oceania Masters Athletics Cross Country Championships hosted in Bendigo. Moneghetti won the event, against strong competition from the likes of future U50 masters world champion Michael Wray. He lit the cauldron in his hometown of Ballarat to celebrate the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. He was the Mayor of the Commonwealth Games Village at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006. In 2010 he was named as the Australian team's chef de mission for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. In 2014 he was nominated for an Order of Australia medal and was quoted to say 'Not bad for not winning an Olympic gold at Athens athletics'. On 24. September 2017 he finished the 44th Berlin Marathon in the time of 3:27:30. In 2021, he was inducted into Sport Australia Hall of Fame as a general member. Moneghetti's heritage can be traced to the Swiss Italians of Australia. Media Moneghetti appears in a feature film titled Reverse Runner. He plays the fictional character of John Johns, a retired champion at the 100 meter backwards sprint. The film is a sporting comedy which also features a cameo from Bruce McAvaney. References Statistics 1962 births Living people Olympic athletes of Australia Australian male long-distance runners Australian male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ballarat Australian people of Swiss-Italian descent Federation University Australia alumni World Athletics Championships medalists Members of the Order of Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Berlin Marathon male winners Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics People educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games