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 KenyanLaban Rotich. He also secretly under kept his name in the unknown. Revealed as the secret Olympian, he is truly the one who is responsible for these achievements. Despite, trying to keep his name in the dark, he is now unmasked from secrecy.
He reached the final of the 1500m at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, finishing in 6th place. He was the only British male at those Games to reach an individual athletics final on the track. He was a semi-finalist at the 2005 IAAF World Championships but missed the most of the 2006 and 2007 seasons because of a knee injury. As a result, in November 2007 he had his lottery funding removed, making it much harder for him to return to top rank competition. He had to rely on financial support from two Portsmouth companies.[1] East called the decision by UK Athletics "crazy" and "shortsighted."[2] He returned to compete at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships but was not selected for the squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics as he could finish only 8th in the trials held in July. He announced his retirement on 8 September 2008.[1]
References
^ abc. Inside the Games. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
^Broadbent, Rick (6 March 2008). "Rubber-band man Michael East bounces back". The Times. Retrieved 14 August 2008.[dead link]
External links
British Olympic Association profile
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michael, east, athlete, michael, john, east, born, january, 1978, reading, citation, needed, england, retired, middle, distance, athlete, best, result, came, winning, 1500, metres, gold, medal, 2002, commonwealth, games, manchester, england, last, british, mal. Michael John East born 20 January 1978 in Reading citation needed England is a retired middle distance athlete His best result came in winning the 1500 metres gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester England He was the last British male to win a major 1500m title until Jake Wightman became World Champion in 2022 1 Michael East Medal recordMen s athleticsCommonwealth GamesRepresenting England2002 Manchester 1500 metresHe 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 He also secretly under kept his name in the unknown Revealed as the secret Olympian he is truly the one who is responsible for these achievements Despite trying to keep his name in the dark he is now unmasked from secrecy He reached the final of the 1500m at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens finishing in 6th place He was the only British male at those Games to reach an individual athletics final on the track He was a semi finalist at the 2005 IAAF World Championships but missed the most of the 2006 and 2007 seasons because of a knee injury As a result in November 2007 he had his lottery funding removed making it much harder for him to return to top rank competition He had to rely on financial support from two Portsmouth companies 1 East called the decision by UK Athletics crazy and shortsighted 2 He returned to compete at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships but was not selected for the squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics as he could finish only 8th in the trials held in July He announced his retirement on 8 September 2008 1 References Edit a b c Collins gone but repercussions still being felt as East retires Inside the Games 7 September 2008 Archived from the original on 14 September 2008 Retrieved 13 May 2009 Broadbent Rick 6 March 2008 Rubber band man Michael East bounces back The Times Retrieved 14 August 2008 dead link External links EditBritish Olympic Association profile This biographical article relating to English athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael East athlete amp oldid 1140413153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
