event nationality pb sport birth_date article_title name
800 metres australian '' ' 1:45.91 -lrb- 1995 -rrb- '' ' 1000 & nbsp ' ; m : '' ' 2:20.5 -lrb- 1995 -rrb- 800 & nbsp ; m : '' track and field 29 january 1976 paul byrne -lrb- athlete -rrb-
 paul byrne
paul byrne -lrb- athlete -rrb-

paul byrne was born in geelong victoria and grew up in connewarre and grovedale , victoria .
he was an outstanding junior athlete who won a gold medal at the 1994 world junior championships in athletics , held in lisbon .
injuries hampered much of his career and despite numerous comeback attempts his best result in his senior career was a semi-final appearance at the 1996 atlanta olympics .
byrne now holds a senior position at anz banking group ltd. .
