Athletics | Athlete Profile: Michael SHELLEY - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Birth Date:  10 Oct 1983
Place of Birth:  SOUTHPORT
Country of birth:  AUS
Age:  34
Gender:   Men

Height (cm): 183
Weight (Kg): 60

Events and Medals

Sport	Event	Rank
Athletics	Men's Marathon	1

Michael SHELLEY - Schedule

Schedule
Time	My Time	Venue		Event		Status
Sun, 15 Apr 8:15	-	Southport Broadwater Pkld		Men's Marathon Final		Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights:

Commonwealth Games
Year	Location	Event	Rank	Result
2014	Glasgow, SCO	Men's Marathon	1	2:11:15
2010	Delhi, IND	Men's Marathon	2	2:15:28

Olympic Games
Year	Location	Event	Rank	Result
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Men's Marathon	47	2:18:06
2012	London, GBR	Men's Marathon	16	2:14:10

Hobbies:

Golf, listening to music, playing computer games (Facebook page, 15 Jan 2016)

Education:

Business studies at Gold Coast Institute of TAFE/Griffith University, Australia (Olympics.com.au, May 2016)

Coach:

PERSONAL: Dick TELFORD (AUS) from 2002 (Facebook page, 15 Jan 2016)

Injuries:

Born with diaphragmatic hernia (hole in diaphragm) that needed immediate surgery. (smh.com.au, 21 Apr 2012)

Reason:

Started running at age 13. "I took up the sport in high school as a personal challenge to myself and to see how far I could push myself." (Athlete, May 2017)

Ambition:

To compete at Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. "The goal is to perform the best I can to defend my title." (Athlete, May 2017)

Hero:

Ethiopian long-distance runner Haile GEBRSELASSIE (olympics.com.au, 26 Jun 2012)

Influence:

Parents and brothers (smh.com.au, 28 Jul 2014)

Ritual:

Spaghetti bolognese the night before every race, pins his race number on singlet the night before and listens to same music playlist before warming up for every race. (Athlete, May 2017)

Additional information:

LONG HAUL
Began as middle-distance runner but plagued by pelvic injuries and dumped from Australian Institute of Sport's scholarship programme. Took year off to recover from injury and made his marathon debut in 2010 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Took silver in second marathon at the Dehli 2010 Commonwealth Games. (smh.com.au, 28 Jul 2014)

FAMILIAR
Born in former Gold Coast Hospital, located near finish line for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games marathon. (Athlete, Jun 2017)

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