Mike Dwyer (athlete)

Last updated
Mike Dwyer
Personal information
BornMichael Dwyer
(1962-10-10) 10 October 1962 (age 63)
Jamaica
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sport Athletics
Event
 Sprints
Medal record
Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Kobe 4x100m relay
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Havana 4x100m relay

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

  1. ↑ Williams, Dawn P. (2002). Who's who in Black Canada: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada. p. 124. ISBN   9780973138412.
  2. ↑ Mike Dwyer at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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.