Michael Blackburn (sailor)
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Michael Blackburn (born 27 May 1970 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian Olympic medallist and sailor. He is well known for his crossing of Bass Strait in a Laser dinghy. He did so on 9 March 2005 in a record time (for sailing) of 13 hours 1 minute.
In March 2005, he was ranked 3rd in the world in the Laser, behind Robert Scheidt of Brazil and Paul Goodison of Great Britain, and ahead of Mark Mendelblatt of the United States.[1]
Blackburn also won the 2006 Laser World Championships in Jeju, Korea. He placed 9th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He also received a Bronze Medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and was the coach of Australian Olympic Gold medalist Tom Slingsby in the Laser class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Outside of sailing, Blackburn has a PhD in Human Movement Studies. He is also a founder of SportsMindSkills.com which sells downloadable sports psychology products. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[2]
References
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- ↑ AIS at the Olympics
External links
- International Sailing Federation biography
- Sports Mind Skills products
- Bass Strait Laser documentary
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