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Mar 22, 1973 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 51 years old
Australian long distance runner
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About Lee Troop
- Lee Joseph Troop (born 22 March 1973) is an Olympic marathon runner from Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
- He started out as a long-distance track runner and he represented Australia in the 5000 m at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and attended his first World Championships in Athletics the following year.
- He broke the Australian record in the 5000 m in 1999 and changed to the marathon distance in 2000. He made his Olympic debut in the 2000 Olympic marathon race in Australia but finished in 66th place after an injury.
- Further injuries interrupted his next two seasons, but he returned and finished in 17th in the marathon at the 2003 World Championships and 27th at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
- He qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics but despite his aim of making the top-ten, he finished in 60th place.
