Jonathan Duncan (born 16 May 1982 in
Lae, Papua New Guinea
Lae () is the capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located near the delta of the Markham River and at the start of the Highlands Highway, which is the main land transport corridor between the Highl ...
) is a
swimmer
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from New Zealand, who competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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, in the 200, 400 and 1500m freestyle.
Duncan then went on to complete a bachelor of business degree at
Massey University
Massey University ( mi, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa) is a university based in Palmerston North, New Zealand, with significant campuses in Albany and Wellington. Massey University has approximately 30,883 students, 13,796 of whom are extramural or ...
in
Auckland in 2004. In 2005, Jonathan started his Master of Entrepreneurship program at the
University of Otago and started working for software compan
Siliconcoach During this time the Academy Cinema in Dunedin, New Zealand was established with business partner Jeffrey Broughton.
In 2006 Duncan relocated to
Edinburgh, Scotland to work as Business Development Manager fo
Siliconcoachand work on other business initiatives.
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1982 births
New Zealand male freestyle swimmers
Living people
Massey University alumni
New Zealand businesspeople
Olympic swimmers for New Zealand
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
21st-century New Zealand people
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