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He competed in the 1995 World Junior Athletics Championships in Lisbon, Portugal (1500m) and finished 5th in the final in a new personal best time of 3:43.
He competed in the 1995 World Junior Athletics Championships in Lisbon, Portugal (1500m) and finished 5th in the final in a new personal best time of 3:43.
Went to Mentone Grammar high school from 1990 to 1994, then moved to The Peninsula School for his final year of high school. After competing in the World Junior Track & Field Championships and having Junior personal bests of 3:43 (1500m), 3:58.03 (mile, ranks 135th in All-Time Sub-4 minute miles at the Prefontaine Classic) 8:02 (3000m), he accepted a scholarship at the University Of Arkansas and became 9-time All-American while competing for 4 years. He finished 13th in Heat 1 and finished 28th overall After the Olympics, he lived on the Mornington Peninsula in the state of Victoria while competing for Nike on the International track & field circuit.
Michael still holds the current Australian underage track records: Under 16 1000m 2:28.7 Under 18 1000m 2:23.1 Under 16 3000m 8:29.26.