Brent Newdick

New Zealand decathlete

Brent Newdick
Brent Newdick at the 2011 TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno
Personal information
Born (1985-01-31) 31 January 1985 (age 39)
Tauranga, New Zealand
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb) (2014)
Sport
Sportathletics
EventDecathlon
College teamAuckland University of Technology
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Decathlon
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade Decathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Decathlon

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  New Zealand
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 23rd Decathlon (youth) 5310 pts
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 16th Decathlon (junior) 6331 pts
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 4th Decathlon 7566 pts
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Decathlon 7874 pts
World Championships Berlin, Germany 23rd Decathlon 7915 pts
2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 2nd Decathlon 7899 pts
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 19th Decathlon 7761 pts
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 12th Decathlon 7988 pts
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 3rd Decathlon 7611 pts
World Championships Moscow, Russia 23rd Decathlon 7744 pts
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom Decathlon DNF
2015 Oceania Championships Cairns, Queensland, Australia 1st Decathlon 7140 pts

Personal bests

Event Points Place Date
Decathlon 8114 Götzis 2011-05-29

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brent Newdick.
  1. ^ 2014 CWG profile
  2. ^ iaaf profile
  3. ^ TVNZ article
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Australian National Champions in Men's Decathlon
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New Zealand national champions in men's 110 m hurdles
Note: 120 yards before 1970
120 yards
  • 1888: Godfrey Shaw
  • 1889–1891: Harold Batger
  • 1892–1893: W.J. Moir
  • 1894: Harold Batger
  • 1895–1896: W.H. Martin
  • 1897–1898: Arthur Holder
  • 1899–1900: George Smith
  • 1901: Matthew Roseingrave (AUS)
  • 1902: George Smith
  • 1903: F.S. Harley
  • 1904: George Smith
  • 1905: T. Craig
  • 1906: Gerald Keddell
  • 1907–1908: H.T. Cook
  • 1909: Gerald Keddell
  • 1910: A. Evensen
  • 1911–1913: Gerald Keddell
  • 1914: Philip Doyle
  • 1915: Arthur Halligan
  • 1916–1919: not held
  • 1920–1921: Harry Wilson
  • 1922: Wilfred Buckhurst
  • 1923: George Krogness (USA)
  • 1924–1929: Roger Lander
  • 1930: Stan Ramson
  • 1931: Alex Darby
  • 1932: Jack Shirley
  • 1933: G. McGregor
  • 1934: Frank Sharpley
  • 1935: Philip Bowie
  • 1936: Frank Sharpley
  • 1937–1938: Philip Bowie
  • 1939–1940: Frank Sharpley
  • 1941–1944: not held
  • 1945: G. Hunter
  • 1946–1948: Arthur Eustace
  • 1949: Lionel Smith
  • 1950–1952: John Holland
  • 1953–1954: Ashley Taylor
  • 1955: John Holland
  • 1956: Douglas Taylor
  • 1957: Wayne Belcher
  • 1958: Paul Dallow
  • 1959: J. Bulcraig
  • 1960–1962: Paul Dallow
  • 1963: H. Twigley
  • 1964: Logan Aikman
  • 1965: Roy Williams
  • 1966: Mike Walls
  • 1967–1969: Ross Pownall
110 metres
  • 1970–1978: Ross Pownall
  • 1979: Mark Miron
  • 1980: Phillip Mills
  • 1981–1982: Tim Soper
  • 1983: William Fong (SAM)
  • 1984: Tim Soper
  • 1985–1988: Simon Poelman
  • 1989–1991: Grant McNeil
  • 1992: Simon Poelman
  • 1993: Karl Schlierling
  • 1994: Simon Poelman
  • 1995: Nick Bolton
  • 1996: Simon Poelman
  • 1997–1999: Liam Whaley
  • 2000: Zhang Feng (CHN)
  • 2001: Tony Pownall
  • 2002: Liam Whaley
  • 2003–2009: James Mortimer
  • 2010–2012: Brent Newdick
  • 2013–2014: Michael Cochrane
  • 2015–2019: Joshua Hawkins
  • 2020: James Sandilands
  • 2021–2024: Joshua Hawkins
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New Zealand national champions in men's long jump
  • 1888: Thomas Harman
  • 1889: Leonard Cuff
  • 1890: Thomas Harman
  • 1891–1892: Thomas Frederick Upfill
  • 1893: Ross Gore
  • 1894: Wally Mendelson
  • 1895: Jack Ryan
  • 1896–1897: Leonard Cuff
  • 1898: Alan Good
  • 1899: Robert Brownlee
  • 1900: Peter Buck
  • 1901: Matthew Roseingrave
  • 1902: Cuthbert Harper
  • 1903: Peter Buck
  • 1904: Morrie Wood
  • 1905: Matthew Roseingrave
  • 1906: Gerald Keddell
  • 1907–1908: Len McKay
  • 1909: Gerald Keddell
  • 1910: Frederick Cecil Hubbard
  • 1911–1913: Gerald Keddell
  • 1914: A. McLeod
  • 1915: Frederick Cecil Hubbard
  • 1916–1919: not held
  • 1920: Ernest Sutherland
  • 1921: William Christopher John Perry
  • 1922: Ernest Sutherland
  • 1923: Wilfred Buckhurst
  • 1924: Charles Eugene Low
  • 1925: Walter Wilton
  • 1926: Jack Shirley
  • 1927–1928: Ernest Sutherland
  • 1929: R.H. Neville
  • 1930: Douglas William Ashley Barker
  • 1931: George Sullivan
  • 1932–1934: Alister Cameron
  • 1935: Tim Crowe
  • 1936: Alister Cameron
  • 1937: Kenshi Togami (JPN)
  • 1938–1940: Harry Wilkins
  • 1941–1944: not held
  • 1945: Max Carr
  • 1946–1947: Pat Vaughan Goddard
  • 1948: Dave Dephoff
  • 1949: Bevin Hough
  • 1952–1953: Dave Dephoff
  • 1954: R. Webb
  • 1955: R Wilkinson
  • 1956: P. Price
  • 1957: A. Bell
  • 1958: Roy Williams
  • 1959: Lawrence Croxson
  • 1960–1961: Dave Norris
  • 1962: Lawrence Croxson
  • 1963–1964: Dave Norris
  • 1965: Bob Thomas
  • 1966: Dave Norris
  • 1967: Bob Thomas
  • 1968: Dave Norris
  • 1969: Bob Thomas
  • 1970–1971: Dave Norris
  • 1972: David Dewe
  • 1973–1975: Kerry Hill
  • 1976–1977: Ronald Davis
  • 1978: Roger Knaggs
  • 1979: Kenneth Youngson
  • 1980–1986: Steve Walsh
  • 1987–1988: Simon Poelman
  • 1989–1990: Will Hinchcliff
  • 1991–1992: Jon Moyle
  • 1993: Nigel Park
  • 1994: Jon Moyle
  • 1995–1998: Aaron Langdon
  • 1999: Jon Moyle
  • 2000–2001: Aaron Langdon
  • 2002: François Coetzee (RSA)
  • 2003: Nigel Park
  • 2004: François Coetzee (RSA)
  • 2005: Brent Newdick
  • 2006: François Coetzee (RSA)
  • 2007: Brent Newdick
  • 2008–2011: Frédéric Erin (NCL)
  • 2012: Brent Newdick
  • 2013–2014: Matthew Wyatt
  • 2015: Jordan Peters
  • 2016: Matthew Wyatt
  • 2017: Jesse Bryant
  • 2018–2019: Jordan Peters
  • 2020: Felix McDonald
  • 2021: Shay Veitch
  • 2022: Felix McDonald
  • 2023: Shay Veitch
  • 2024: Felix McDonald
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New Zealand national champions in men's pole vault
  • 1890: Dugald McDonald Robertson
  • 1891: Fred Upfill
  • 1892–1893: William McDonald West
  • 1894–1895: Henry Lowther Kingsley
  • 1896: Robert James Hunter / Henry Lowther Kingsley
  • 1897: Jimmy Te Paa / Hori Eruera
  • 1898: Hori Eruera
  • 1899: Jimmy Te Paa
  • 1900: Charlie Laurie
  • 1901: Henry Prebble
  • 1902: Charlie Laurie
  • 1903: Arthur Keating
  • 1904: Charlie Laurie
  • 1905: Jack McLachlan
  • 1906: Charlie Laurie
  • 1907: Len McKay
  • 1908: E. McKay
  • 1909–1911: Len McKay
  • 1912: Geoff Giller
  • 1913: Len McKay
  • 1914: Harold Henry Whitaker / George Harvey
  • 1915: George Harvey
  • 1916–1919: not held
  • 1920–1925: George Harvey
  • 1926–1928: Bill Batstone
  • 1929: Ernest Sutherland
  • 1930: Bill Batstone
  • 1931: Frank Brady
  • 1932–1933: Bill Batstone
  • 1934: L.E. Smith
  • 1935: Fred Barraclough
  • 1936: Minden Vaughan Blake
  • 1937: Jack Opie
  • 1938–1939: Fred Barraclough
  • 1940: David Weichert
  • 1941–1944: not held
  • 1945–1947: Wallace Heron
  • 1948: Les Fagg
  • 1949–1950: Wallace Heron
  • 1951: George Martin
  • 1952–1962: Merv Richards
  • 1963–1965: Kevin Gibbons
  • 1966: Darcy McGonagle
  • 1967–1970: Kevin Gibbons
  • 1971–1973: Darcy McGonagle
  • 1974: Peter Tracy
  • 1975: Robert Gibson
  • 1976–1980: Mike Ritchie
  • 1981–1985: Keiran McKee
  • 1986–1988: Simon Poelman
  • 1989: Ian Streat
  • 1990: Derek McKee
  • 1991: Paul Gibbons
  • 1992: Olivier Ball
  • 1993–1994: Paul Gibbons
  • 1995: Yasuhiro Oshima (JPN)
  • 1996–1997: Paul Gibbons
  • 1998: Yasuhiro Oshima (JPN)
  • 1999–2001: Paul Gibbons
  • 2002: Craig Merrilees
  • 2003–2004: Paul Gibbons
  • 2005: Jacobus Nel
  • 2006–2007: Jeremy McColl
  • 2008: Jacobus Nel
  • 2009–2011: Brent Newdick
  • 20012–2013: Nick Southgate
  • 2014: Thomas North
  • 2015–2018: Nick Southgate
  • 2019–2020: James Steyn
  • 2021: Ettiene Du Preez
  • 2022: Nick Southgate
  • 2023–2024: James Steyn
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New Zealand national champions in men's triple jump
  • 1911: Len McKay
  • 1912: Fred Hazlett
  • 1913: Len McKay
  • 1914: Fred Hazlett
  • 1915: Ernest Sutherland
  • 1916–1919: not held
  • 1920: Ernest Sutherland
  • 1921–1923: Gordon Plummer
  • 1924–1925: Walter Wilton
  • 1926–1928: Jack Shirley
  • 1929: Bengt Rydbeck
  • 1930–1931: George Sullivan
  • 1932–1933: Alister Cameron
  • 1934–1935: Harold Brainsby
  • 1936: Alister Cameron
  • 1937: Kenshi Togami (JPN)
  • 1938: Alister Cameron
  • 1939: Harry Wilkins
  • 1940: Campion Alexander Calvert
  • 1941–1944: not held
  • 1945: C.J. Blewett
  • 1946: Keith Forsythe
  • 1947: C.J. Blewett
  • 1948: Keith Forsythe
  • 1949: Bevin Hough
  • 1950–1951: Colin Kay
  • 1952–1953: Patrick Sharon
  • 1954: R. Webb
  • 1955: M. Pearce
  • 1956: R. Webb
  • 1957–1971: Dave Norris
  • 1972–1973: Ken Simpson
  • 1974–1975: Dave Norris
  • 1976: Dragán Ivanov
  • 1977: Dave Norris
  • 1978–1981: Phil Wood
  • 1982: Tuariki Delamere
  • 1984: Kevin Todd
  • 1985: Peter Beames (AUS)
  • 1986: Evan Peterson
  • 1987: Mike Makin (GBR)
  • 1988: Alan Whitton
  • 1989–1990: Nigel Avery
  • 1991: Alan Whitton
  • 1992: Karl Schierling
  • 1993: Nigel Park
  • 1994: Jari Lämsä (FIN)
  • 1995: Scott Newman
  • 1996: Mark Edmond
  • 1997: Scott Newman
  • 1998: Nigel Park
  • 1999: Khamal Ganley
  • 2000–2002: Scott Clements
  • 2003: Tim Hawkes
  • 2004: Tom Davie
  • 2005: Tim Hawkes
  • 2006: Scott Clements
  • 2007: Charles Nicolson
  • 2008: Nigel Park
  • 2009–2010: Brent Newdick
  • 2011–2012: Todd Swanson
  • 2013–2015: Phillip Wyatt
  • 2016–2019: Ebuka Okpala
  • 2020: Andrew Allan
  • 2021–2022: Scott Thomson
  • 2023: Ebuka Okpala
  • 2024: Ethan Olivier
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New Zealand national champions in men's decathlon
  • 1949–1951: Dave Dephoff
  • 1952–1955: Graeme Lawless
  • 1956–1961: Roy Williams
  • 1962–1963: Murray Speden
  • 1964: Robin Ball
  • 1965–1967: Roy Williams
  • 1968: Ross Pownall
  • 1969–1970: Roy Williams
  • 1971: Paul Lothian
  • 1972–1977: Mene Mene
  • 1978: Robert Sadler
  • 1979: Mike Ritchie
  • 1980: Robert Sadler
  • 1981–1982: Grant Connon
  • 1983: Paul Wilson
  • 1984–1987: Simon Poelman
  • 1988–1989: Terry Lomax
  • 1990–1992: Simon Poelman
  • 1993: Doug Pirini
  • 1994: Grant Chapman
  • 1995–1996: Doug Pirini
  • 1997: Gene Pateman
  • 1998: Doug Pirini
  • 1999: Gene Pateman
  • 2000: Sean Gourley
  • 2001: David Hansen
  • 2002: Sean Gourley
  • 2003: Scott McLaren
  • 2004: Peter Cox
  • 2005–2006: Brent Newdick
  • 2007: not held
  • 2008: Kyle McCarthy
  • 2009–2011: Brent Newdick
  • 2012: Nicholas Gerrard
  • 2013: Scott McLaren
  • 2014: Keisuke Ushiro (JPN)
  • 2015: Brent Newdick
  • 2016: Keisuke Ushiro (JPN)
  • 2017: Max Attwell
  • 2018: Keisuke Ushiro (JPN)
  • 2019–2021: Max Attwell
  • 2022: Aaron Booth
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2006 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team
Athletics
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  • Belinda Castles
  • Olivia Jobsis
  • Teegan Metcalfe
  • Hayden Power
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  • Brad Chen
  • Andrew Hubbard
  • Jenny Hung
  • Peter Jackson
  • Shane Laugeson
  • Karen Li
  • Sophie Shu
  • Annie Yang
Triathlon
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2010 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team
Archery
  • Steve Clifton
  • Stephanie Croskery
  • Mandy McGregor
  • Anne Mitchell
  • Shaun Teasdale
  • Tony Waddick
Athletics
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  • Brandon Field
  • Lani Hohepa
  • Mark Holyoake
  • Mikhail Koudinov
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  • Holly Moon
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  • Matthew Palmer
  • Patrick Peng
  • Mereana Rademekers
  • Jordan Rae
  • Kimberley Robson
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  • Kirstin Anderson
  • Caitlin Anderson
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2012 New Zealand Olympic team
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  • Ryan Taylor
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2014 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team
Athletics
Badminton
Boxing
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Diving
  • Li Feng Yang
  • Liam Stone
Gymnastics
  • David Bishop
  • Amelia Coleman
  • Kristofer Done
  • Mikhail Koudinov
  • Kelly McDonald
  • Reid McGowan
  • Matthew Palmer
  • Brittany Robertson
  • Mackenzie Slee
  • Charlotte Sullivan
  • Anna Tempero
Hockey
Judo
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Shooting
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Triathlon
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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