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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Glenhuntly Athletics Club and VIS: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Other sports | He juggled athletics and Australian rules football when he was in school and was offered a place in the Sandringham Dragons U16 team before deciding to focus on athletics. (The Age, 08 Feb 2006) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Student |
| Languages | Japanese, English |
General Interest | |
| Other information | AUSTRALIA ALL THE WAY His mother Miyuki is Japanese and his father Doug is Australian. He said it was never an issue that he was going to run for Australia. "Deep down in my heart, I know I'm Australian," he said. Besides, he added: "I look better in green and gold than I do in white and red." (The Age, 08 Feb 2006) NEAR MISS After competing at a grand prix in Lignano, Italy in July 2007, he was travelling in a minibus to the airport when the driver fell asleep at the wheel and the bus veered on to the other side of the road and collided with a truck.. Luckily he escaped with nothing worse than a knock to the head and was still able to compete the following week in Madrid. (smh.com.au, 24 Aug 2007) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
| Higher education | Swinburne University of Technology: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Listening to music, fashion and video games. (Victorian Institute of Sport, 04 Sep 2007) |
| Hero / Idol | Michael Johnson. (Victorian Institute of Sport, 21 Aug 2007)) |
| Ambitions | To win an Olympic gold medal. (Victorian Institute of sport, 21 Aug 2007) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Eric Hollingsworth |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Wroey. (Victorian Institute of Sport, 04 Sep 2007) |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2007 |
| Competing for | Australia |