Staff

Director: Nic Bideau

Nic is a former runner who has been involved in coaching and managing athletes since 1992. As a runner he competed in middle distance track events, road and cross country events for Box Hill and Glenhuntly athletics clubs in Melbourne since 1972. In 1988 he won the Portland marathon in Victoria. He is married to Sonia O’Sullivan who was voted Ireland’s greatest ever athlete in 2004. During her career Sonia won 3 world titles, set 3 world records and won an Olympic silver medal in the 5000m in 2000 in Sydney. They have 2 daughters, Ciara and Sophie.

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Director of Athlete Services:  Garry Henry

Gary as an athlete ran 2:10.09 for a marathon in 1980. He is also the winner for international marathons in Vancouver and Athens when he won the Centennial Olympic marathon in 1996. He is also a former Australian cross country champion and has represented Australia on several occasions at the World Cross Country championships.

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International liaison consultant: Maurie Plant

Maurie a former champion schoolboy athlete from Melbourne who has established himself as the preeminent contact for Australia and the international athletics world from over 30 years of experience working with the best athletes from around the world in many various roles.

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Finance and tax consultant: Peter Jess

Peter a Melbourne based accountant who has been advising leading Australian sports people on matters of taxation and finance for over 30 years.

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Medical advisor: Dr Peter Fuller (Melbourne, Australia)

Peter who is a former Australian 1500m champion and sub 4 minute miler in 1974. He has been considered one of Melbourne leading sports medicine practitioners for 30 years.

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Medical advisor: Gerard Harmann

Considered the world’s leading physical therapist for the treatment of athletics injuries. Based in at the University of Limerick in Ireland where he can accommodate MTC athletes for weeks at a time if need be when requiring intense therapy to recover from difficult injuries

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Medical advisor: Garry Miritis

Melbourne’s leading sports massage therapist