Mike Richmond (speed skater)

Michael "Mike" Richmond (born 13 August 1960 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1980 in Lake Placid, United States.

At the 1980 Olympics, Richmond competed in the 500 m, 1,000 m and 1,500 m events. He came 32nd, 32nd and 34th out of 36, 35 and 37 entrants. In 1984, he came 22nd, 34th and 27th out of 42, 40 and 43 entries. In 1988 he continued to improve and finished 23rd, 12th and 14th out of 36, 39 and 36 entries. He was only the second Australian to place in the top half of the field in a speed skating event.^[1][2]

Richmond started as an allround skater but focussed mainly on the short distances later in his career. He has held the Australian national records on the 500, 1,000 and 1,500 meters for over 20 years before Richard Goerlitz broke them in 2004/2005.

Mike Richmond is now a physio therapist. He also owns a gym called Fit Life Health and Fitness centre, which recently won South Australian fitness centre of the year.

Achievements

• World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men (2 participations):
  • 1980, 1982
    • Best result 30th in 1980
• World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men (6 participations):
  • 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
    • Best result 15th in both 1983 and 1986
• World Junior Speed Skating Championships (1 participation):
  • 1980
    • 35th in 1985

Personal records

Personal records
Men's Speed skating
Distance	Time	Date	Location	Notes
500 m	37.77	1988-02-14	Calgary
1,000 m	1:14.36	1987-12-06	Calgary
1,500 m	1:54.95	1988-02-20	Calgary
5,000 m	7:58.51	1982-02-20	Assen

References

1. ^ "Michael Richmond Skating". Australian Olympic Committee. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/5409/Michael+Richmond. Retrieved 2009-07-23. 
2. ^ The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896–2002. Australian Olympic Committee. pp. 215–227. ISBN 0-7022-3425-7. 

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Name	Richmond, Mike
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Date of birth	13 August 1960
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