Michaelians achieve distinction on track and field....  

 

Asir Victor, One of Malaya's best short distance runners in the 1960s. He represented Malaya /Malaysia at three Olympic Games in a row. (Tokyo -1964; Mexico City -1965; Munich -1972). Asir Victor was also a first-choice athlete for Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games (Perth-1962; Kingston,Jamaica -1966)

R.Cletus Gomez

(Insp of Police (Rtd) )  was one of the great legends in athletics at St Michaels's in the 1950s. He was the captain of Malaya's fastest relay team which won top honours at school meets as well as at the sports events of the MAAA - Malayan Amateur Athletic Union. The invincible Michaelian sprinters were Cletus Gomez, Tan Foo Keng,Stanley Souyza and Lee Moi Ngen.  

Anthony Lourdes- one of Malaya’s best short distance  

runners in the 1950s. Champion athlete 1953-1956  

Mr. Poon Mun Onn was a Michaelian who returned to serve the school as Sports Secretary as well as Physical Education teachers and athletics coach. As a former student, he achieved national distinction as an outstanding athlete in the High Jump, the Hop-step-and -jump as well as in the long jump. He held the title of Malayan  champion in the long jump (1950s). He was the school's athletics coach in the 1950s and 1960s..   

Mr John Lee , Head of Physical Education at St Michael's in the 1960s-80s did much to raise the standard of Physical Education teaching at  the school. Versatile at many sports, he contributed immensely to the school's great achievements in soccer,athletics and hockey. 

The Michaelian Roll of Honour in athletics includes the following: 

FRANCIS KHOO CHENG HIM  

(Champion athlete & Malaysian schools record-holder in the 

100 metres & 200 metres 1960s)  

ANTHONY DAWSON  (1950s & 1960s)  

GERALD VYTHILINGAM  (1970s) 

VINCENT AROKIADOSS (1970s) 

ERNEST ALOYSIUS ANTOINE (1960s) 

HAZUAN ZAINAL ABIDIN (1990s)