Michael East
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- Michael East is also the name of a Renaissance madrigal composer who lived from 1580 to 1648.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | Manchester 2002 | 1.500 metres |
Michael John East (born January 20, 1978 in Reading, England) is a middle distance athlete. His best result came in winning the 1500 metres gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.
He has also had some success in the IAAF European Cup finishing second and third in 2002 and 2003 respectively at the same distance.
He nearly added to his medal tally when finishing third at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary only to find himself disqualified for interfering with the run of the Kenyan Laban Rotich.
As of 31 July 2006 he was ranked 29th in the world for 1500 m. In November 2007 he had his lottery funding removed making it much harder for him to return to top rank competition.
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