Michael Dwyer (born 10 October 1962) is a Canadian former

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who competed in

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events. Born in Jamaica, Dwyer came to Canada as a teenager in 1976. Dwyer had a personal best time in the 200m of 20.83 and won a bronze medal for the 200m at the

1985 Pacific Conference Games The 1985 Pacific Conference Games was the fifth and final edition of the international athletics competition between five Pacific coast nations: Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States. Like the 1981 edition before it, athletes ...

. He was sixth in the same event at the

1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis 1986) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. They were the second Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largel ...

. As a relay runner he was a member of silver medal-winning teams at the

1985 Summer Universiade The 1985 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIII Summer Universiade, took place in Kobe, Japan. Mascot The mascot of the Kobe Universiade, "Unitan", designed by Osamu Tezuka, is a red-crested white crane, symbolic of Japan and a good omen. ...

and

1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was ...

. He was fourth in the relay at the 1987 World Championships, running with Ben Johnson,

Atlee Mahorn Atlee Anthony Mahorn (born 27 October 1965) is a three-time Canadian Olympic and four-time World Championship sprinter. He won Bronze medals in the 200 metres at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1993 ...

and

Desai Williams Empson Othman Desai Williams (June 12, 1959 – April 10, 2022) was a Canadian sprinter, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984. He was born in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis. Competing at the first ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dwyer, Mike 1962 births Living people Canadian male sprinters Black Canadian track and field athletes Jamaican emigrants to Canada World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada