Paul Crake
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Paul Crake |
| Date of birth | December 6, 1976 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| 12 April 2008 | |
Paul Crake (born 6 December 1976 in Canberra) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. Prior to turning to road cycling in 2003, Crake was a successful mountain runner and stairclimbing champion. Crake is a five-time winner of the Empire State Building Run-up, the current record holder in 9 minutes and 33 secondes and the only athlete having run under 10 minutes.[1][2]
In November 2006, Crake underwent surgery in New Zealand for spinal injuries received in a bicycle crash.[3]
[edit] Major Results
Running
- 1998
- 1st Australian Mountain Running Championships
- 26th World Mountain Running Championships
- 1st Sydney Tower Run-up
- 1999
- 1st ESB Run-up (10'15")
- 2000
- 1st Sydney Tower Run-up
- 1st ESB Run-up (9'53")
- 2001
- 1st Sydney Tower Run-up
- 1st ESB Run-up (9'37")
- 17th World Mountain Running Championships
- 2002
- 1st Sydney Tower Run-up
- 1st ESB Run-up (9'40")
- 1st Australian Mountain Running Championship
- 16th World Mountain Running Championship
- 2003
- 1st ESB Run-up (9'33")
- 2005
- 1st Taipei 101 Run up, world's tallest building.
- 2006
- 1st Taipei 101 Run up, world's tallest building.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Cycling Federation | Paul Crake
- ^ Empire State Building : Official Internet Site
- ^ http://www.olympics.com.au/news.cfm?ArticleID=8653
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