Decathlete calls it a day
Published Date:
16 July 2008
Commonwealth gold medal-winning decathlete Dean Macey has retired from athletics at the age of 30.
The Canvey Island-born athlete has struggled to overcome a series of injuries that have prevented him from repeating his success at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006.
Macey failed to earn enough points to qualify for the British Olympic team for Beijing at an event in Hexham last weekend.
He said: "My heart is there, my mind is there, but my body has finally given in.
"I've given nothing but 100 per cent over the last decade and worn my Great Britain vest with pride."
The full article contains 108 words and appears in EP Leeds First & County newspaper.
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Last Updated:
16 July 2008 9:08 AM
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Source:
EP Leeds First & County
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Location:
Leeds
