Summary
MORE than 1,800 miles separate Hexham and Athens and, in athletics terms, the two venues might as well be a world apart.
But, in the space of three sprints, three jumps, three throws and a final trudge round the track, decathlete Dean Macey spanned the gap between deepest Northumberland and the greatest stage of them all.See the full content of this document
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To Athens Via Hexham
Three years ago, Macey had the world at his feet after winning a bronze medal in the World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.
The only problem was that his feet weren't really ready to withstand the rigours of being a worldclass athlete in the most testing discipline of them all.Neit...See the full content of this document
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