Mike Dwyer (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michael Dwyer |
| Born | 10 October 1962 Jamaica |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 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 4x100m 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 4x100m relay at the 1987 World Championships, running with Ben Johnson, Atlee Mahorn and Desai Williams.[2]
References[]
- ^ Williams, Dawn P. (2002). Who's who in Black Canada: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada. p. 124. ISBN 9780973138412.
- ^ "Mike Dwyer Profile". www.worldathletics.org.
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Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Canadian male sprinters
- 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
- Universiade 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