Shane McKenzie
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Shane McKenzie is an Australia
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athlete. He represented Australia at the Winter Olympics in 2006
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McKenzie first started the in sport of Bobsleigh in 2003 when he was recruited by top Australian professional sprinter, Robin Calleja who encouraged McKenzie to join him on the European Circuit.
After he was runner-up in the Under 20 Australian 100m title, McKenzie represented Australia at the 1992 World Junior Athletics Championships in Seoul, Korea.
He has been a professional sprinter competing regularly in South Australian Athletic League, Victorian Athletic League, Tasmanian Athletic League and New South Wales Athletic League events.
McKenzie is a 4 time finalist (including twice runner-up to Australian sprint champions & Stawell Gift winners - Dean Capobianco & Steve Brimacombe) in the prestigious Bay Sheffield 120m Gift. The Bay Sheffield is held at Glenelg, South Australia
, each year on 28 December.
Among his other successes are the Bay Sheffield backmarker's invitation 120m (twice); the Bendigo 120m Gift, the 2001 Mount Gambier 120m Gift and during the 1990s he was the South Australian 100m & 200m sprint champion.
In December 2007, McKenzie was one of 12 inaugural inductees into the South Australian Athletic League Bay Sheffield Hall of Fame.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
athlete. He represented Australia at the Winter Olympics in 2006
Australia at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Australia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team of 40 athletes was the largest ever for Australia, surpassing the team of 31 that participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics....
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McKenzie first started the in sport of Bobsleigh in 2003 when he was recruited by top Australian professional sprinter, Robin Calleja who encouraged McKenzie to join him on the European Circuit.
After he was runner-up in the Under 20 Australian 100m title, McKenzie represented Australia at the 1992 World Junior Athletics Championships in Seoul, Korea.
He has been a professional sprinter competing regularly in South Australian Athletic League, Victorian Athletic League, Tasmanian Athletic League and New South Wales Athletic League events.
McKenzie is a 4 time finalist (including twice runner-up to Australian sprint champions & Stawell Gift winners - Dean Capobianco & Steve Brimacombe) in the prestigious Bay Sheffield 120m Gift. The Bay Sheffield is held at Glenelg, South Australia
Glenelg, South Australia
Glenelg is a popular beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a popular tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.Established in 1836, it is...
, each year on 28 December.
Among his other successes are the Bay Sheffield backmarker's invitation 120m (twice); the Bendigo 120m Gift, the 2001 Mount Gambier 120m Gift and during the 1990s he was the South Australian 100m & 200m sprint champion.
In December 2007, McKenzie was one of 12 inaugural inductees into the South Australian Athletic League Bay Sheffield Hall of Fame.
External links
- Shane McKenzie web site Personal web site, not associated with the Australian Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association.