Height: 5'9"
Event/Discipline: Sprint Kayak, K-1, K-2, K-4
School: Sydney University
Club: Hawaii Canoe/Kayak Club

Career Highlights:

Recent Results:

2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico: 7th in K2 1000m, 7th in K4 1000m
2011 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary: 8th in K4 1000M semfinals
2011 World Cup No. 3 in Duisburg, Germany: 5th in K-4 1000 B Final, 6th in K-2 200m C Final
2011 World Cup No. 2 in Racice, Czech Republic: 6th in K-4 1000m B Final, 5th in K-2 200m C Final
2011 US Sprint Team Trials: 3rd in K-1 1000m, 4th in K-1 200m, 1st in K-2 1000m, 2nd in K-2 200m
4x 2011 National Champion: K-2 200m, 500m, 1000m (with brother Luke Michael); K-4 1000m

Personal:

Honors: PhD, Exercise and Sport Science (2010, Sydney University)
Job: Lecturer, Sydney University
Hobbies: surfing, surf ski paddling, swimming, relaxing
Quote: "Quitters never win, Winners never quit"
How'd you get started? It was originally an avenue to get fit for the football season and help with technique for surf ski paddling.
Hero: Lance Armstrong, when it all got tough and everyone expected him to quit, he got back on the bike and became a champion.
Family: Twin brother, Luke, is also a member of the U.S. National Team. I recently got married to my long-term girlfriend, Erin, at the end of 2010.
Trivia: I have dual citizenship (Australia, U.S.) and have moved to paddle with USA in 2010.
Read more about the twins HERE.
Click HERE to read a Q&A with Jake Michael.

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