Michael Shelley (runner)

Last updated

Michael Shelley
Michael Shelley (Australia) - London 2012 Mens Marathon.jpg
Shelley in 2012
Personal information
Born (1983-10-10) 10 October 1983 (age 40)
Southport, Queensland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
SportAthletics
Event(s) Marathon
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Marathon
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Marathon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Delhi Marathon

Michael Shelley (born 10 October 1983) is an Australian long-distance runner who competes in track events and road races. He has won gold medals in the marathon event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland, as well as the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia. He has also represented Australia at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. On the road, he has won at the Gold Coast Half Marathon and the City2Surf race in Sydney.

Contents

Career

Born in Southport, Queensland, Shelley made his first international appearance at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He had set a career best of 9:08.28 for the 3000 metres steeplechase earlier that year but did not manage to progress beyond the heats at the competition. He soon changed his focus to the 1500 metres instead and set a personal best of 3:39.90 before going on to take third at the 2003 Australian Athletics Championships. [1] He also ran in the short race at the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. [2]

He emerged in the senior ranks in 2007, finishing in 65th place at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and running a 3000 metres best time of 7:59.59. [2] He began moving into longer distance events in 2008 and, after placing 50th over 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, he won the half marathon event at the Gold Coast Marathon in July, recording a time of 1:02:41. [3] He earned selection for the 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and he was the region's best performer with a sixteenth-place finish. [4] At the end of the year he competed in the 10,000 metres at the Zatopek Classic in Melbourne and finished in third place with a time of 28:08.96. [5]

2009 Season

He broke new ground with personal bests of 13:38.30 for the 5000 metres and 27:59.77 for the 10,000 metres at the start of 2009. [1] His third appearance at the World Cross Country Championships resulted in his best performance to date, coming in 36th place in the senior race. [2] He returned to the Gold Coast half marathon to defend his title but he was pipped at the line by Tanzanian Dickson Marwa, leaving Shelley with a personal best of 1:02:10 and the runner-up spot just one second behind. [6] In September he won the City2Surf in Sydney with a time of 41:02. [7] However, the 2009 season also brought along some setbacks for Shelley's career. He suffered a stress fracture in his leg and he also lost his funding from the Australian Institute of Sport. [8]

2010 Season

Making his debut in the event, Shelley entered the 2010 Rotterdam Marathon in April and finished in twelfth place with a time of 2:13:05. [9] He represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and was chosen for the marathon. Running in only his second outing over the distance, the relatively slow pace worked in his favour as he overhauled Amos Tirop Matui in the final stages to take the silver medal behind John Kelai. [10]

2011 Season

He was invited to run at the 2011 London Marathon and he reached the top ten, setting a personal best of 2:11:38 hours. [11] His second marathon race of the year came at the Amsterdam Marathon in October. Although he finished eleventh overall, he set a personal best time of 2:11:23 hours. [12]

2012 Season

Running in bib number 1059, Shelley placed 16th overall in a time of 2:14:10 at the 2012 London Olympics. The race was won by Ugandan born runner, Stephen Kiprotich in a time of 2:08:01.

2013 Season

On 13 October 2013, Shelley placed 12th in the Chicago marathon with a time of 2:13:09 which was just outside his personal best of 2:11:23. The race was won by Kenyan Dennis Kimetto in a time of 2:03:45. In the process, Shelley became the 4th Australian marathon runner to clock an A qualifying time for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

2014 Season

On 27 July 2014, Shelley won the Gold Medal in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in a personal best time of 2:11:15.

2016 Season

On 15 May 2016, he won Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon race in Sydney with a time of 01:03:59 [13]

2017 Season

In October, Shelley placed 10th in the Chicago Marathon, finishing with a time of 2:12.52. [14]

2018 Season

On 15 April 2018, Shelley won the gold medal in the Marathon event at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games with a time of 2:16:46.

Related Research Articles

Edith Chewanjel Masai is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who specialised in cross country and track races, then road races in her late career. She represented Kenya at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her best achievements are three individual gold medals in the short race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships between 2002 and 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zersenay Tadese</span> Eritrean long-distance runner (born 1982)

Zersenay Tadese Habtesilase is a retired Eritrean long-distance track and road running athlete. He held the men's half marathon world record from 2010 to 2018. His bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics made him the first ever Eritrean Olympic medallist, and his 20-km title at the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships also made him the country's first athlete to win at a world championship event. He does not use a sprint finish to win races; his strategy relies on a combination of efficient running and fast pace setting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Günther Weidlinger</span> Austrian long-distance runner

Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon.

Paul Malakwen Kosgei is a Kenyan long-distance and marathon runner. He first came to prominence in athletics by taking the World Junior Record of 3000m steeple in 1997, and later with consecutive medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1998 to 2000.

Ahmed Ibrahim Baday is a Moroccan long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country running but now competes in road running competitions. He is currently banned for doping.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helalia Johannes</span> Namibian long-distance runner

Helalia Lukeiko Johannes, also known as Hilaria Johannes, is a Namibian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. She holds the Namibian records in the 10 km, 20 km, half marathon and marathon events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yukiko Akaba</span> Japanese long-distance runner

Yukiko Akaba is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres, half marathon and marathon events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Inês Monteiro</span> Portuguese athlete

Inês Alexandra das Neves Monteiro is a Portuguese athlete who competes in middle and long-distance track running, as well as road running and cross country. She started out as a cross country runner, winning a silver and a gold medal at the 1998 and 1999 European junior race. She has represented Portugal at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and has competed twice at the World Championships in Athletics. She is a regular performer at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, generally finishing around 30th place.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lisa Jane Weightman</span> Australian long-distance runner

Lisa Jane Weightman is an Australian long distance runner and four time Olympian who specializes in the marathon event. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics she came 26th in the Women's marathon with a time of 2:34.19, 7 minutes behind the eventual winner, Peres Jepchirchir.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Thompson (runner)</span> British long-distance runner

Christopher Thompson is a British long-distance runner, who won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, on 27 July 2010 behind his compatriot Mo Farah. Prior to his 2010 medal win he had won the European U23 5000 m Championship in 2003. However he was initially unable to build on this victory, as he had substantial injury problems for a number of years. He is currently coached by Alan Storey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlotte Purdue</span> British long-distance runner

Charlotte Purdue is a British long-distance runner who competes in the Marathon and Half Marathon, as well as cross country running for Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club. After winning a number of youth titles at national level, she had her first international success at the European Cross Country Championships, winning medals in the junior races of 2007 and 2008. She was also the best European junior at the World Cross Country Championships those years.

Collis Birmingham is an Australian middle- and long distance runner. He is a two-time participant at the Summer Olympics and four-times at the World Championships in Athletics. He has competed at five editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He was an Australian and Oceanian 10,000 metres record holder from 2009 to 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andy Vernon</span> British long-distance runner

Andrew James Vernon is a British long-distance runner who specialised in the 5000 metres, the 10,000 metres on track and cross country running. After the 2018 commonwealth games and started to concentrate on the roads winning Manchester Half Marathon with the aim of doing a full marathon in 2019. Vernon competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 10,000 metres. He has also competed in two Commonwealth Games, a World Indoor Championship and six World Cross Country Championships. Vernon is a two-time European Athletics Championship medallist and a Summer Universiade gold medallist. He currently competes for Aldershot, Farnham & District AC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joyce Chepkirui</span> Kenyan long-distance runner

Joyce Chepkirui is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road running events. She established herself as a half marathon runner, winning races in Granollers, Bogotá and Gothenburg. She set a best of 1:06:19 hours to win the 2014 Prague Half Marathon. She also competes in 10K road races and her personal best of 30:38 minutes makes her fifth fastest woman ever.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liam Adams (runner)</span> Australian runner

Liam Adams is an Australian runner. He competed in the Summer Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Adams came 24th in the Men's marathon in a time of 2:15.51, 7 minutes behind the winner, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya. At the 2023 Gold Coast Marathon Adams ran the fastest marathon time run by an Australian in Australia at 2:08:39, coming in third place overall, this was also a new PB.

Cleveland Forde, is a Guyanese track runner who specialized in various middle-distance and long-distance disciplines. Forde holds national records for Guyana in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres disciplines. He represented his country at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007, the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2007 and 2008, and the 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philomena Cheyech</span> Kenyan long-distance runner

Flomena Cheyech Daniel is a Kenyan athlete who competes in long distance and marathon races. She set her personal best of 2:22:44 winning the 2014 Paris Marathon and was a gold medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She represented Kenya at the 1999 IAAF Junior World Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland and at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She was based in Japan between 2007 and 2010, running for the Uniqlo corporate team, and was a two-time winner of the Japanese Corporate Half Marathon. She has also won marathons in Vienna and Toronto.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joshua Cheptegei</span> Ugandan long-distance runner

Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei is a Ugandan long-distance runner. Cheptegei is the current world record holder for the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres, and holds the world best time over the 15 kilometres distance. Cheptegei is the reigning Olympic champion in the 5000 m and the reigning three-time World champion in the 10,000 m. Cheptegei also won a gold medal in the 5000 m and 10,000 m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Callum Hawkins</span> British long-distance runner

Callum Robert Hawkins is a British distance runner, who competed in the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is the Scottish record holder in the marathon and the British all-time number three at that distance behind Mo Farah and Steve Jones. Hawkins is also the all-time Great Britain number two in the half marathon. He is the Great Scottish Run course record holder and was the first British man to win that event in 23 years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacob Kiplimo</span> Ugandan long-distance runner (born 2000)

Jacob Kiplimo is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is the world record holder for the half marathon, which he set on 21 November 2021 in Lisbon with a time of 57:31. He is also the 2020 Tokyo Olympic 10,000 metres bronze medallist and won bronze in the event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Kiplimo earned gold medals for the 5000 metres and 10,000 m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He is the 2020 World Half Marathon champion. He won silver and gold medal at the 2019 and 2023 World Cross Country Championships respectively.

References

  1. 1 2 Michael Shelley Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine . Athletics Australia. Retrieved on 2010-10-16.
  2. 1 2 3 Shelley Michael. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-16.
  3. ↑ Gold Coast Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-10-16.
  4. ↑ 2008 IAAF WHM Championships Half Marathon - M Final Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF (2008-10-12). Retrieved on 2010-10-16.
  5. ↑ Hurst, Mike (2008-12-11). Tamsett does it for McCann in Melbourne - Zatopek 10 Archived 18 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-16.
  6. ↑ A Kenyan and Aussie double at record-breaking 31st Gold Coast Marathon Archived 28 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine . Athletics Australia (2009-07-07). Retrieved on 2010-10-16.
  7. ↑ City to Surf 14 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2010-08-10). Retrieved on 2010-10-16.
  8. ↑ Koshie, Nihal (2010-10-15). Second race, second place for Shelley. Indian Express . Retrieved on 2010-10-16.
  9. ↑ van Hemert, Wim (2010-04-11). Makau storms 2:04:48 in Rotterdam Archived 14 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-16.
  10. ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (2010-10-14). Double marathon triumph for Kenya ends athletics programme at Commonwealth Games Archived 16 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-16.
  11. ↑ Brown, Matthew (2011-04-17). Mutai and Keitany dominate and dazzle in London Archived 20 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-24.
  12. ↑ van Hemert, Wim (2011-10-16). Chebet sizzles sub-2:06, course record for Gelana in Amsterdam Archived 18 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-19.
  13. ↑ "SMH Half Marathon: Rio-bound Olympians take first and second place". 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Four Aussies finish top ten at Chicago Marathon". athletics.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.