Steve Moneghetti
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Full name | Stephen James Moneghetti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 26 September 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Marathon running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10,000 m, marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stephen James "Steve" Moneghetti,
Moneghetti was born in Ballarat, Victoria, and was not considered to be a good runner in primary school. When he attempted to join Little Athletics, his father was told that Moneghetti was not wanted. However, by high school (St Patrick's College, Ballarat) he had developed into an excellent endurance athlete and was well on his way to becoming one of Australia's greatest marathon runners.[5]
He is married to Tanya Moneghetti and they have four children: Emma, Laura, Matthew and Olivia.[2]
He started out as a 10,000-metre runner and finished fifth in that event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. He ran his first marathon at the same meet winning the bronze medal. His first marathon victory was in Berlin in 1990 in the time of 2:08:16, coming only a couple of weeks after winning the Great North Run in 1:00:34. In 1991 he set the course record of 40:03 for Sydney's iconic 14 km City 2 Surf, which still stands.[6] In 1994 he won the Tokyo Marathon and the marathon at the Commonwealth Games.[7] He came 3rd in the 1997 World Championships marathon race. He has also competed in the marathon at four Olympic Games; 1988 in Seoul, 1992 in Barcelona, 1996 in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney. His best performance in the Olympics was 5th place at Seoul in 1988.
Moneghetti's last race representing Australia was the Sydney 2000 Olympic Marathon. After meeting trouble in the middle of the race he recovered to finish 10th. In the interview after the race, he thanked Australia for its support during his long career.
Moneghetti continued to race for fun in other events in Australia such as the City to Surf and Sydney and Melbourne Marathons on an infrequent basis. He is the only male to have won the Sydney City to Surf four times in succession (1988–1991). On 25 July 2010, Moneghetti won the Park2Park 10 km race at Ipswich in Queensland, finishing with a race record time of 32:18.[8] In 2014, he 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.[9][10]
He lit the cauldron in his hometown of Ballarat to celebrate the
In 2010 he was named as the Australian team's
In 2014 he was named a
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.[12]
Moneghetti's heritage can be traced to the Swiss Italians of Australia.[13]
Media
Moneghetti appears in the 2012 feature film Reverse Runner. He plays the fictional character of John Johns, a retired champion at the 100 metres backwards sprint. The film is a sporting comedy which also features a cameo from sports broadcaster Bruce McAvaney.
References
- ^ a b "IAAF - Biography, Steve Moneehhetti (Aus)". International Amateur Athletic Federation. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- ^ a b c "Steve Moneghetti - Australia Day". Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "UB Honour Roll". Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Steve Moneghetti AM". icmi.com.au.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "City 2 Surf web site - History". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- ^ "Steve Moneghetti - Saxton Speakers Bureau". Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Find & Register for Races, Local Events & Things to Do | ACTIVE". results.au.eventdirector.net.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "OMA Regional Championships Results – Oceania Masters Athletics". oceaniamastersathletics.org.
- ^ here Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Steve Moneghetti". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Run, Steve, run". 14 June 2009.