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Steve Moneghetti

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Steve Moneghetti was born in Australia on September 26, 1962 in the town of Ballarat, Victoria. Steve was not considered to be a good runner in primary school as he never managed to win a single medal. Indeed when he went to join the little athletics his father was told that they didn't want his son coming here because he was a poor runner. By High School however, he had blossemed into a superb athlete and was well on his way to becoming one of Australia's greatest marathon runners.

Steve Moneghetti's major achievement was when he won a marathon bronze medal in the 1986 Commonwealth Games. He has also been in the World Cross Country Titles. He came 3rd in the 1997 World Championships marathon race. He has also attended four Olympic Games; 2000 in Sydney, 1996 in Atlanta, 1992 in Barcelona and 1988 in Seoul. Moneghetti won the famous 1990 Berlin Marathon which was held a few days before German unification

He lit the cauldron in his hometown of Ballarat to celebrate the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.