Michael Clarke (skier)
 1989 Junior World Mogul Champion | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 August 1970 Falls Creek, Victoria, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Skiing |
| Club | Australian Freestyle Ski Team 1989/1994 |
Michael Andrew Clarke (born 24 August 1970 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former Australian mogul skier. He won the Junior World Mogul Championships in 1989, Australia's first ever skiing world championship win.[1] Not just Australia's first skiing world champion but Australia's first world champion in any of the winter Olympic sports.
From Falls Creek, Clarke, won the mogul event at the junior world championships in Sälen [sæːlen] locality Sweden. The only other Australian to win a world championship skiing medal was Malcolm Milne, who won a downhill bronze in 1967.
Film
Clarke did stunt work for Jackie Chan in the film First Strike, produced partially at Falls Creek, as a stunt skier and snowmobiler.
Honours
Clarke received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000[2]
References
- ↑ "Australian wins world ski event". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 April 1989. p. 58.
- ↑ "Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2001.
https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/its-honour/australian-sports-medal