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Mike Marsh

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Michael Lawrence Marsh was born on August 4, 1967 and is a former American sprinter, the 1992 Olympic champion in the 200 meters. Marsh was born in Los Angeles, and attended high school in Hawthorne, California. He started running in high school, and continued to do so in college at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles. During his college period, his best achievement was a 3rd place at the NCAA, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, championships.

Although Marsh could compete in the national sprint top, he did not manage to qualify for an international event until 1991, when he qualified for the American relay team for the 1991 World Championships. Marsh ran in the heats, but not in the final, which was won by the Americans. The next year, at the US Olympic Trials for the Barcelona Olympics, Marsh, who had posted a sub-10-second time that season, disappointingly finished fourth in the 100 meters.

In 1996, Marsh managed to qualify for all three sprint events at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and he reached the final of all three. In the 100 meters, he stood 5th and finished last while attempt to defend his 200 meters title. Marsh retired from international athletics after the 1997 season, in which he again qualified for the 100 m final at the World Championships, where he placed last.

With all his dedication and devotion in his play he achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal.

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