Mike Dwyer (athlete)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michael Dwyer |
| Born | 10 October 1962 Jamaica |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprints |
Michael Dwyer (born 10 October 1962) is a Canadian former athlete who competed in sprint events.
Born in Jamaica, Dwyer came to Canada as a teenager in 1976.[1]
Dwyer had a personal best time in the 200m of 20.83 and won a bronze medal for the 200m at the 1985 Pacific Conference Games. He was sixth in the same event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.
As a 4 × 100 m relay runner he was a member of silver medal-winning teams at the 1985 Summer Universiade and 1991 Pan American Games. He was fourth in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1987 World Championships, running with Ben Johnson, Atlee Mahorn and Desai Williams.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, Dawn P. (2002). Who's who in Black Canada: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada. p. 124. ISBN 9780973138412.
- ^ Mike Dwyer at World Athletics
External links
[edit]- Mike Dwyer at World Athletics
- Michael Dwyer at World Athletics
- Michael Dwyer at Athletics Canada
- Michael Dwyer at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Canadian male sprinters
- Black Canadian sportsmen
- Black Canadian track and field athletes
- Jamaican emigrants to Canada
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen