Dion Leonard (born Sydney, Australia, 2 January 1975)[1] is an Australian/British endurance athlete and ultramarathon runner, motivational speaker, and author of New York Times Bestseller Finding Gobi,[2] the non-fiction memoir of his story of his dog, Gobi, who ran 77 miles of a 155-mile race across the Gobi Desert.[3] Leonard who grew up in Warwick, Queensland before moving to the U.K. started running in 2013 and has already achieved numerous top 10 finishes (including wins) in ultra races around the world in the most extreme conditions.[4] Leonard has not only competed in but completed some of the world's toughest ultra running races across the most inhospitable landscapes including finishing Marathon Des Sables 3 times.[5]
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- ^ Leonard, Dion; Borlase, Craig (2017). Finding Gobi. ISBN 978-0718098575.
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- ^ "Dion Leonard". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.