Brendan Cole (born 29 May 1981) is an Australian hurdler. At the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, he competed in the
Men's 400 metres hurdles and the
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay.
Cole was a member of the Australian 4 × 400 metres relay team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Dehli.
In 2012, Cole won the prestigious
Burnie Gift
The Burnie Gift is a professional footrace held in Burnie, Tasmania during an annual sports carnival, held on a grass track at West Park Oval on New Year's Eve
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve refers to the evening, or commonly th ...
, becoming the first athlete from Australia's capital city - Canberra, to win the Burnie Gift.
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1981 births
Living people
Australian male hurdlers
Australian male sprinters
Olympic athletes for Australia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
ACT Academy of Sport alumni
Sportspeople from Canberra
People educated at Salesian College (Chadstone)
21st-century Australian sportsmen
Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
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