- Michael Franks (athlete)
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Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for the 
United StatesWorld Championships Silver 1983 Helsinki 400 m World Indoor Championships Bronze 1987 Indianapolis 400 m IAAF World Cup Gold 1985 Canberra 400 m Gold 1985 Canberra 4×400 m relay Universiade Gold 1987 Zagreb 400 m Michael "Mike" Franks (born September 23, 1963) is a former American track and field athlete who competed in the 400-meter dash.
He was the silver medalist in the event at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics.[1] He was given the Harrison Dillard Award in 1984 for his achievements.[2] While attending Southern Illinois University Carbondale, he took the 400 m title at the 1985 NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship.[3] That same year he took the gold medal at the 1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final and two further golds at the 1985 IAAF World Cup in the 400 m and 4×400-meter relay events.[4] He was the fastest athlete of 1985 over 400 m with his personal best time of 44.47 seconds.[5]
He competed at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships and secured the bronze medal behind Antonio McKay and Roberto Hernández.[6] Turning to the outdoor season, he won at the 1987 Summer Universiade, taking the 400 m students' title.[7] He was selected as an alternate for the 4×400 m relay at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and helped set a championship record of 2:59.06 in the semi-finals (which was later improved upon when the Americans took gold in the event final.[8][9]
References
- ^ Franks Michael. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ Harrison Dillard Award. USATF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ NCAA DIVISION I INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ IAAF GRAND PRIX FINAL. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ Listo Anno. Atletica. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE - MEN). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ Results - 4 X 400 METRES - Men - Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ Results - 4 X 400 METRES - Men - Semi-Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
External links
- IAAF profile for Michael Franks
Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 400 m 1959: Viktor Snajder (YUG) • 1961: Josef Trousil (TCH) • 1963: Adrian Metcalfe (GBR) • 1965: Sergio Bello (ITA) • 1967: Ingo Roper (FRG) • 1970: Tom Ulan (USA) • 1973: Alberto Juantorena (CUB) • 1975: Jerzy Pietrzyk (POL) • 1977: Alfons Brijdenbach (BEL) • 1979: Harald Schmid (FRG) • 1981: Cliff Wiley (USA) • 1983: Sunday Uti (NGR) • 1985: Innocent Egbunike (NGR) • 1987: Michael Franks (USA) • 1989: Roberto Hernández (CUB) • 1991: Patrick O'Connor (JAM) • 1993: Ibrahim Hassan (GHA) • 1995: Eswort Coombs (ISV) • 1997: Clement Chukwu (NGR) • 1999: Jerome Davis (USA) • 2001: Andrew Pierce (USA) • 2003: Andriy Tverdostup (UKR) • 2005: Marvin Essor (JAM) • 2007: Sean Wroe (AUS) • 2009: Yuzo Kanemaru (JPN) • 2011: Marcell Deák-Nagy (HUN)
1977: West Germany (Krieg, Hofmeister, Schmid, Herrmann) • 1979: United States (Frazier, Green, Smith, Darden) • 1981: United States (McCoy, Wiley, Smith, Darden) • 1985: United States (McCoy, Phillips, Armstead, Franks) • 1989: Americas (Martínez, Menezes, Burnett, Hernández) • 1992: Africa (Lahlou, Matete, Kemboi, Bada) • 1994: Great Britain (McKenzie, Ladejo, Baulch, Black) • 1998: Great Britain (Hylton, Baulch, Baldock, Thomas) • 2002: Americas (Sánchez, Francique, McDonald, Blackwood) • 2006: United States (Ashley, Brew, Merritt, Williamson) • 2010: Americas (Brenes, Jackson, Nixon, Chambers)
IAAF World / Continental Cup Champions in Men's 400 m 1977: Alberto Juantorena (CUB) • 1979: Hassan El Kachief (SUD) • 1981: Cliff Wiley (USA) • 1985: Michael Franks (USA) • 1989: Roberto Hernández (CUB) • 1992: Sunday Bada (NGR) • 1994: Antonio Pettigrew (USA) • 1998: Iwan Thomas (GBR) • 2002: Michael Blackwood (JAM) • 2006: LaShawn Merritt (USA) • 2010: Jeremy Wariner (USA)
Categories:- Living people
- 1963 births
- American sprinters
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni
- Southern Illinois Salukis
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