Career
He was not allowed to compete at the collegiate level because he could not meet National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) academic standards, due toPersonal life
Brannigan was born on November 12, 1996, in East Northport, New York, to parents Edie and Kevin Brannigan. Both parents said they knew of his disability at 18 months of age, and he was diagnosed with Autism at age 2. He was nonverbal until age 5. He began running from a young age. He attended Northport High School, accomplishing an extremely successful distance running career at the High school level. Despite his disability, he still saw academic success, taking and passing Algebra I against the recommendations of his school. Mikey is currently coached by Sonja Robinson. Sonja began coaching Mikey in 2016References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brannigan, Mikey 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Huntington, New York Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States American male middle-distance runners Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople with autism Competitors in athletics with intellectual disability Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games Sportspeople from Suffolk County, New York