Andrew Letherby (born 19 September 1973) is an

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former long-distance runner who won a bronze medal in the marathon at the

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Biography

Early life

Letherby, originally from Adelaide, later lived in Queensland, before taking up an athletics scholarship at

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in 1994. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and in 2001 married an American, Meg, with whom he moved to Boulder, Colorado, where he remained based during his athletics career.

Career

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Letherby finished in third position, behind Francis Naali and Joshua Chelanga. He won a sprint finish for the bronze medal against one of the pre-race favourites, Kenya's

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. Other notable performances in the marathon over the next two years includes a 35th placing at the 2003 World Championships and finishing eighth at both the 2004 and 2005 Boston Marathons. His personal best in the marathon was set at the 2005 Berlin Marathon, when he finished in eight position with a time of 2:11:42. In 2006 he was the national champion in the 10,000 metres and came fifth in the marathon at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was 30th in the marathon event at the 2009 World Championships.

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Andrew Letherby
at All-athletics.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Letherby, Andrew 1973 births Living people Australian male long-distance runners Australian male marathon runners Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Georgia State Panthers men's cross country runners Georgia State Panthers men's track and field athletes Athletes from Adelaide Sportsmen from Queensland Sportspeople from Boulder, Colorado Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Australian Athletics Championships winners