About Dean Barton-Smith
Born 1967. Dean Barton-Smith is an Australian athletics competitor.
Dean Bryan Barton-Smith, AM (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian former decathlete who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Biography Smith finished second behind Eric Hollingsworth in the decathlon event at the British 1991 AAA Championships.
Barton-Smith also won medals at the Deaflympics in 1989, 1993 and 2005. Barton-Smith is most noted for his work and advocacy with the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Deaf Sports Australia and the Deaflympics. Smith also holds world record in Decathlon and also represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 and 1994.
He is the former CEO of Deaf Children Australia. In 2013, Barton-Smith was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.
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Who is Dean Barton-Smith?
Australian decathlete
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Dean Barton-Smith was born on 1 November 1967 in Canberra.
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Dean Barton-Smith is an athletics competitor.
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Dean Barton-Smith is Australian.
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