Cika wannan jumla: Deacon ya yi gasa a cikin marathon a
Wasannin Olympics na 1996 da Wasannin Olympics na 2000. Ya kasance na 11 da na 16 a gasar zakarun duniya a 1995 da 1997. Deacon shi ne na farko da ya lashe sau biyu kuma a halin yanzu shine kawai mai nasara sau uku na California International Marathon (a 1991, 1995, da 2001), da kuma 8th, 6th, da kuma 4th-place finishes a 1990, 1998, da kuma 2002 bi da bi. A taron na 2002, ya kafa mafi kyawun lokaci tare da lokaci na 2: 13:18. Deacon ya nemi lambar azurfa a tseren marathon a Wasannin Pan American na 2003. Yanzu ya yi ritaya daga gasa a duniya, Bruce mai horarwa ne kuma mai ba da shawara kan wasanni, yana aiki da Run Fast Consulting Inc.