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{{short description|Caymanian hammer thrower}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|CAC Junior Championships]] (U17)}}
{{MedalBronze |[[2000 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|2000 San Juan]] | Discus throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CARIFTA Games]] <br> Junior (U20)}}
{{MedalBronze |[[2002 CARIFTA Games|2002 Nassau]] | Discus throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CARIFTA Games]] <br> Youth (U17)}}
{{MedalSilver |[[2000 CARIFTA Games|2000 St. George's]] | Discus throw}}
{{MedalBronze |[[1999 CARIFTA Games|1999 Fort-de-France]] | Discus throw}}
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'''Michael Letterlough''' (born 26 September 1984) is a [[Cayman Islands|Caymanian]] [[track and field]] athlete competing in the [[hammer throw]].  After graduating from John Gray High School on [[Grand Cayman]], Letterlough attended [[Florida International University]] in [[Miami]] and currently trains under the guidance of [[Anatoliy Bondarchuk]] in [[Kamloops]], [[British Columbia]].<ref>[http://www.kamloopstrack.ca/visiting.shtml Kamloops Track And Field<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

During the course of his athletic career at Florida International, Letterlough won the 2006 Sun Belt Conference championship,<ref>[http://www.fiusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=56142&SPID=4771&DB_OEM_ID=11700&ATCLID=558225 Harmon Sweeps the Sprints to Lead Track & Field at Sun Belt Championships - Florida International University Athletics<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711005516/http://www.fiusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=56142&SPID=4771&DB_OEM_ID=11700&ATCLID=558225 |date=2011-07-11 }}</ref> set school records in the hammer throw and weight throw<ref>[http://www.fiusports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11700&KEY=&SPID=4771&SPSID=49118 Cross Country/Track & Field - All-Time Records - Florida International University Athletics<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717052643/http://www.fiusports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11700&KEY=&SPID=4771&SPSID=49118 |date=2011-07-17 }}</ref> and was named Sun Belt Conference athlete of the week.<ref>[http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22190&SPID=1811&DB_OEM_ID=4100&ATCLID=269268 Track and Field Weekly Release - SunBeltSports.org—Official Web Site of the Sun Belt Conference<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  During this time, he also set Cayman national records in the hammer throw, discus throw, and weight throw and served as the captain for the Cayman Islands team at the 2005 Island Games.

Letterlough graduated from Florida International with a finance degree in 2006, but remained in Florida to continue training and improved his national record in the hammer throw to 58.10 meters in 2007. Later that season, he also represented the Cayman Islands at the [[Pan American Games]].  Letterlough then moved north at the end of 2007 to join Bondarchuk's training group in Canada. Since the move, he has steadily increased his national record. He most recently improved the record of 62.54m on 5 June 2011 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Letterlough also continues to represent the Cayman Islands in international championships and won his fourth [[Island Games]] silver medal in 2011.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

== Major Competition Results ==
*[[2011 Island Games]] - silver medal
*[[2010 Commonwealth Games]] - thirteenth place
*[[2010 Central American and Caribbean Games]] - eight place
*[[2009 Island Games]] - silver medal
*[[2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships]] - tenth place
*[[2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships]] - sixth place
*[[2007 Island Games]] - silver medal
*[[2007 NACAC Championships]] - fourth place
*[[2007 Pan American Games]] - thirteenth place
*[[2006 Central American and Caribbean Games]] - ninth place
*[[2006 Commonwealth Games]] - thirteenth place
*[[2005 Island Games]] - silver medal

==References==
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==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}
* [http://getmikehammered.blogspot.com/ Official Blog]


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