Paul Byrne (born 29 January 1976) is an Australian male former

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athletes. He was born in

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, Victoria and grew up in Connewarre and

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. He was an outstanding junior athlete who won a gold medal at the

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, held in Lisbon. Injuries hampered much of his career. His best result in his senior career was a semi-final appearance at the

1996 Atlanta Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

.Paul Bryne
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Personal bests

*800 metres – 1:45.91 – Lindau – 28 July 1995 *1000 metres – 2:20.5 – Melbourne – 6 January 1995

References

1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Geelong Australian male middle-distance runners Olympic male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century Australian people Sportsmen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub