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Paul Greene (athlete)

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Paul Greene
Greene in 2013
Personal information
Nationality Australian
Born (1972-12-09) 9 December 1972 (age 51)
Sydney, New South Wales
Sport
SportRunning
EventSprints
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Australia
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Plovdiv 4×400 m relay

Paul Haydon Greene (born 9 December 1972) is a professional musician and was an Australian athlete who competed in the 1996 Olympics in the 400m and 4 x 400m relay.[1] He also competed in the Commonwealth Games in 1990 and 1994, and the World Championships in 1991 and 1995

In 2000, he joined the Australian superband Ghostwriters with drummer Rob Hirst (Midnight Oil) and bassist Rick Grossman (ex-Hoodoo Gurus).[2] In 2001 he released his first solo album The Miles which was well received, and led to the release of This Way (2003), Happy Here With You (2004), Reset (2006), Distance Over Time (2008), and then Everywhere Is Home in 2010. This release has seen him move into the role of producer and engineer. Greene runs his own record Label WHIRL records.

References

  1. ^ "Paul Greene profile". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Olympic athlete who became a rocker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 October 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2010.


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