Michael Mason (athlete)

Michael Mason

Michael Mason
Personal information
Nationality	Canada
Born	September 30, 1986 (1986-09-30) (age 25) New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sport
Sport	High Jump

Michael Mason (born 30 September 1986) is a Canadian high jumper.

He won the IAAF World Junior Championships gold medal in 2004. From Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Mason is only the second Canadian to win a World Junior Championship gold medal, following Mark Boswell who won in 1996. Mason holds a number of provincial records previously held by retired Canadian high jumper and 1976 Olympic Silver Medallist Greg Joy, including the BC high school, junior and senior records. He holds a current personal best of 2.27 m achieved with his gold medal performance at the 2007 Canadian Senior Championships. Mason is also the current NAIA record holder and was the bronze medalist at the 2006 NACAC Championships.

In 2008 Mason improved his personal best during the indoor season, to 2.30 in January in Seattle. At the 2008 World Indoor Championships he finished eighth.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Canada
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	1st	High Jump
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	8th	High Jump
2009	World Student Games	Belgrade, Serbia	2nd	High Jump

References

• IAAF profile for Michael Mason (athlete)

Persondata
Name	Mason, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	30 September 1986
Place of birth	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Date of death
Place of death