Michael Howard Hillardt (born 22 January 1961) is an Australian former middle distance runner who reached the semi-finals of the 1500m at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

Mike also finished 7th in the 1500m final at the 987 world championships beating Steve Cram to the finish line. 1985 World Indoor Champion and gold medal at 1500m. Australian 1500 Record of 3:33 was bettered in 1990. Hillardt ranks seventh all time Australian in the 1500m and eighth all time in the one mile event. He held both Australian records for a period.

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1961 births Living people Australian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub