Murray Goodwin (born 16 January 1987) is an Australian athlete.

Personal life

Goodwin was born on the

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in Queensland. His father was a national level 800m runner. Goodwin completed a teaching degree at university and became a physical education teacher at Varsity College.

Soccer career

Goodwin began playing soccer at the local level for

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in 2005 and regularly switched clubs, including stints with and Merrimac,

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and Surfers Paradise. At his highest level, Goodwin played semi-professional soccer in 2010 for the Gold Coast Stars in the Queensland State League, one step below the professional

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. In 2012 he was a part of the undefeated Merrimac team that won the

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Athletics career

Goodwin grew up competing in athletics events on the Gold Coast and set several city records in the process. He quit athletics in 2005 to focus on his university studies and began playing soccer. In 2014, at 27 years of age, Goodwin returned to athletics to have one last shot at a career in the sport. He began training with Currumbin Vikings beach sprint coach Brett Robinson who led fellow Gold Coaster Mitchell Williams to a 2011 Stawell Gift victory. In April 2015 Goodwin won the

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, Australia’s most prestigious foot race. His preferred event is the 400m sprint.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodwin, Murray 1987 births Living people Australian male sprinters People from Tweed Heads, New South Wales Stawell Gift winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia Sportsmen from New South Wales 21st-century Australian people