Dean Paul Mercer OAM (24 November 1969 – 28 August 2017) was an Australian sportsman who competed in ironman events.
He won the Australian open ironman titles in 1989 and 1995,[2] and five New South Wales championships.
[5] In 1992, Mercer was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to surf lifesaving",[6] and in 1990 was inducted into the NSW Hall of Champions at Sydney Olympic Park.
[5] In 2013, a magistrates court ordered Mercer to repay almost $700 after stealing bedsheets from a department store.
[3] Mercer died after suffering a cardiac arrest while driving at Mermaid Waters on 28 August 2017.