Michael Blackburn
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| 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 well 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. He also received a Bronze Medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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.
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