Mark Ladbrook

Mark Daniel Ladbrook (born 6 February 1972 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a retired Australian track and field athlete who specialised in the 200m and the 400m.

Ladbrook represented Australia at the 1996 Olympics in the 400m and the 4 × 400 m. He did not make it past the heats in the 400m, but reached the semi-finals in the relay.[1] He was the National Champion in the 400m at the 1996 National Championships[2]

In 1994, Ladbrook won the prestigious Bay Sheffield footrace held at Glenelg, South Australia and later competed in the annual Stawell Gift professional race, making the Gift final and winning the 70m.[3] and also coached Lauren Hewitt in the lead-up to the 2004 Summer Olympics.[4]

Since January 2016, Ladbrook has taught at Trinity Grammar School in Kew, Victoria as the Head of Athletic Development and Training.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Olympic results
  2. ↑ Australia Athletics results
  3. ↑ Mott moves into favourite
  4. ↑ Hewitt in the blocks for Olympics onslaught
  5. ↑ https://au.linkedin.com/in/mark-ladbrook-532a3aa8


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