Michael Granville
Personal information | |
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Nationality | United States |
Born | Bell Gardens, California | February 14, 1978
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Event | 800 metres |
College team | UCLA Bruins |
Updated on 5 May 2012. |
Michael Granville (born February 14, 1978) is a retired American
Granville also held the indoor 800 metres record (broken by Josh Hoey in 2018) and set the class record at 800 metres at all four levels of high school; 1:51.03 as a freshman, 1:48.98 as a sophomore and 1:47.96 as a junior. He is reputed to have run the race around 1:56 in 8th grade. He also won the prestigious Arcadia Invitational multiple times.
Granville was trained by his father, on grass at nearby Bell Gardens Middle School, separate from the rest of his team. His father felt training on grass "makes you work harder."[4]
The 1:46.45 qualified Granville to run in the
After high school, Granville went to
Granville now serves as the head coach of the Palo Alto High School Track and Field team and Cross Country team in Palo Alto, California. He is also the owner of the G:Fit Bootcamp an outdoor training circuit that incorporates modalities like TRX, weights, battleropes, and jump ropes into a comprehensive training routine.[6]
References
- ^ "Michael Granville, 800m High School National Record Holder | US Athlete/Coaches Interviews | Flotrack". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 22 May 1994.
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/69/695a8112-b7a0-4b9d-9dbb-8b4bca22677c.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Instagram - Stay in touch". Granville Fit. Retrieved 2019-04-10.