Brent Newdick  Brent Newdick (born 31 January 1985 in Tauranga) is a New Zealand representative decathlete. He won the silver medal in the men's decathlon at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and placed 12th in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was also the reigning champion of the Taihape Gumboot Throwing Competition until 2017.