Michael Blackburn
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's sailing | |||
| Bronze | Sydney 2000 | Laser class | |
Michael Blackburn (born May 27, 1970 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian Olympic medallist and sailor. He is perhaps best known for his crossing of Bass Strait in a Laser dinghy. He did so on March 9, 2005 in a record time (for sailing) of 13 hours 1 minute.
Blackburn also won the 2006 Laser World Championships in Jeju, Korea. He placed 9th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Outside of sailing, Blackburn has a PhD in Human Movement Studies.
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