Personal information | |
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Full name | Dean Paul Mercer |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | Bulli, New South Wales, Australia | 24 November 1969
Died | 28 August 2017 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | (aged 47)
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Ironman surf lifesaving |
Dean Paul Mercer OAM (24 November 1969 – 28 August 2017) was an Australian sportsman who competed in ironman events. [1] [2]
Mercer was born in Bulli and raised in Thirroul, both suburbs of Wollongong. [3] Early in his career, Mercer and his brother Darren were coached by their father, John. [4] Mercer became a professional ironman at 15 and competed from 1987 to 2010. He won the Australian open ironman titles in 1989 and 1995, [2] and five New South Wales championships. In 1997 he won the World Oceanman series. [2] He competed in his last Coolangatta Gold aged 40. [5]
In 1992, Mercer was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to surf lifesaving", [6] and in 1990 was inducted into the NSW Hall of Champions at Sydney Olympic Park. [2]
At the time of his death Mercer was director of surf sports, and nippers coach, at Kurrawa Surf Club at Broadbeach, Queensland a position he held since October 2014. [5] [7]
Born on 24 November 1969 to Maureen and John Mercer, Mercer grew up in Thirroul, New South Wales. [8] [9] [2]
Mercer married Kaylene Costello in 1998. [10]
In 2003, he married Reen Corbett, an ironwoman competitor in her own right. [11] They later had four boys. [5]
In 2013, a magistrates court ordered Mercer to repay almost $700 after stealing bedsheets from a department store. No conviction was recorded. [3]
Mercer died after suffering a cardiac arrest while driving at Mermaid Waters on 28 August 2017. [5]
John Mercer, father and coach of the Mercer brothers...Undoubtedly the pressure will be on 20-year-old Darren Mercer, of Thirroul, south of Sydney, to defend his title. He and brother Dean, 18, have trained harder than ever.
OAM/Aust Day 1992 (General Division. For service to surf lifesaving
Ironman champion Dean Mercer has always ridden on the crest of a winning wave and on Saturday it peaked beautifully when he married long-time sweetheart Kaylene Costello.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Dean Paul Mercer |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | Bulli, New South Wales, Australia | 24 November 1969
Died | 28 August 2017 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | (aged 47)
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Ironman surf lifesaving |
Dean Paul Mercer OAM (24 November 1969 – 28 August 2017) was an Australian sportsman who competed in ironman events. [1] [2]
Mercer was born in Bulli and raised in Thirroul, both suburbs of Wollongong. [3] Early in his career, Mercer and his brother Darren were coached by their father, John. [4] Mercer became a professional ironman at 15 and competed from 1987 to 2010. He won the Australian open ironman titles in 1989 and 1995, [2] and five New South Wales championships. In 1997 he won the World Oceanman series. [2] He competed in his last Coolangatta Gold aged 40. [5]
In 1992, Mercer was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to surf lifesaving", [6] and in 1990 was inducted into the NSW Hall of Champions at Sydney Olympic Park. [2]
At the time of his death Mercer was director of surf sports, and nippers coach, at Kurrawa Surf Club at Broadbeach, Queensland a position he held since October 2014. [5] [7]
Born on 24 November 1969 to Maureen and John Mercer, Mercer grew up in Thirroul, New South Wales. [8] [9] [2]
Mercer married Kaylene Costello in 1998. [10]
In 2003, he married Reen Corbett, an ironwoman competitor in her own right. [11] They later had four boys. [5]
In 2013, a magistrates court ordered Mercer to repay almost $700 after stealing bedsheets from a department store. No conviction was recorded. [3]
Mercer died after suffering a cardiac arrest while driving at Mermaid Waters on 28 August 2017. [5]
John Mercer, father and coach of the Mercer brothers...Undoubtedly the pressure will be on 20-year-old Darren Mercer, of Thirroul, south of Sydney, to defend his title. He and brother Dean, 18, have trained harder than ever.
OAM/Aust Day 1992 (General Division. For service to surf lifesaving
Ironman champion Dean Mercer has always ridden on the crest of a winning wave and on Saturday it peaked beautifully when he married long-time sweetheart Kaylene Costello.