Michael East
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Michael John East (born: January 20, 1978 in Reading, England) is a middle distance athlete.
His best result came in winning the 1500 metres gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester England.
He has also had some success in the IAAF European Cup finishing second and third in 2002 and 2003 respectively at the same distance.
He nearly added to his medal tally when finishing third at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary only to find himself disqualified for interfering with the run of the Kenyan Laban Rotich.