Bruce William Deacon (born December 5, 1966) is a former

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runner, notably in the full marathon. Deacon was born in

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, Canada. Deacon competed in the

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at the

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and the

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. He placed 11th and 16th respectively at the World Athletics Championships in 1995 and 1997. Deacon was the first two-time winner and is currently the only three-time winner of the

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(in 1991, 1995, and 2001), as well as 8th, 6th, and 4th-place finishes in 1990, 1998, and 2002 respectively. At the 2002 event, he set a personal best with a time of 2:13:18. Deacon claimed the silver medal in the marathon at the

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. Now retired from competing internationally, Bruce is a coach and sport consultant, working for Run Fast Consulting Inc.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise.

References

External links

IAAF Profile for Bruce Deacon
* * * * 1966 births Living people Athletes from Ottawa Canadian male marathon runners Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub