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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