Grant Kenny alleged assault: Marshall Horne fronts Maroochydore Magistrates Court

A Sunshine Coast man has been released on bail after he allegedly assaulted Queensland Ironman legend Grant Kenny. The court heard the man’s solicitor had been given footage from police.

A Sunshine Coast man has been given bail after he allegedly assaulted and injured famous ironman Grant Kenny.

Marshall Horne, of Diddillibah, faced Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Thursday for one count of assault occasioning bodily harm on October 28 in Kunda Park.

Mr Horne’s solicitor Chris Lumme said they had recently been given footage from police and had organised a conference for after court.

Mr Lumme asked for the matter to be adjourned.

Marshall Horne faced Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Thursday after he was charged for assaulting Grant Kenny on October 28 in Kunda Park. Picture: Laura Pettigrew. Â

Magistrate Haydn Stjernqvist agreed to adjourn the matter and said the 56-year-old would need to sign a bail document.

Mr Stjernqvist said Mr Horne was not allowed to have any contact with Mr Kenny.

The OAM recipient is well-known as a former ironman, surf lifesaver and Olympic canoeist who holds the Australian record as the only Ironman to claim both the Junior and Open Australian Ironman crowns.

Mr Kenny was contacted, but declined to comment.

Despite his sporting and business success, Grant Kenny is well known on the Sunshine Coast for keeping a low public profile.

He’s well regarded in lifesaving circles and is regularly seen on Coast beaches supporting young lifesavers and watching his own children in action.

Kenny made headlines in 1980 when as a 16-year-old who won both the Australian Junior and Open Iron Man Championships on the same day.

He followed that up with wins in The Australian Open Ironman titles in the following three years.

Kenny became a household name as the face of Kelloggs Nuti-Grain, appearing in TV commercials for the cereal.

He married Australian Commonwealth swimming champion Lisa Curry-Kenny in 1986 and they had three children, Jaimi, Morgan and Jett.

Tragically, Jaimi died in September last year, aged 33, after a long illness.

Marshall Horne allegedly assaulted former ironman Grant Kenny on October 28 in Kunda Park. Picture: File/ Kunda Park.

Kenny has been involved in numerous business ventures, including an aviation group which owned 60 aircraft. This year he was one of three Coast locals behind a new industrial precinct.

He and Lisa separated in May 2009 but the whole family remains on very good terms.

Morgan Kenny welcomed a baby boy just weeks after her sister’s death.

In September, Lisa Curry opened up about the loss of her daughter Jaimi on the first anniversary of her death.

In an emotional Instagram post she wrote: “I would never have thought my life would be like it is now.

“Today, 1 year ago, we lost our treasured first born, our blue eyed, chatty Jaimi.

“That gut wrenching, heart breaking moment where we had to say goodbye.”

She said she and ex-husband Grant “feel broken”.