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

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athletes. He was born in

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...

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and grew up in Connewarre and

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

1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

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

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.Paul Bryne
IAAF. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

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 Athletes 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 sportsmen Sportsmen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub