Paul Greene (athlete)

Paul Greene
	Greene in 2013
Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	9 December 1972 (age 51); Sydney, Australia
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	Sprints
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Australia
World Junior Championships

Paul Haydon Greene (born 9 December 1972) is an Australian musician and former athlete who competed in the 1996 Olympics in the 400m and 4 x 400m relay.^[1] He also competed in the Commonwealth Games in 1990 and 1994, and the World Championships in 1991 and 1995

In 2000, he joined the Australian superband Ghostwriters with drummer Rob Hirst (Midnight Oil) and bassist Rick Grossman (ex-Hoodoo Gurus).^[2]

In 2001 Greene released his first solo album The Miles which was well received, and led to the release of This Way, Happy Here With You, Reset, Distance Over Time and Everywhere Is Home. This release has seen him move into the role of producer and engineer.

In 2012, under the name Paul Greene & The Other Colours, the self-recorded and produced Behind the Stars was released and was ARIA finalist for best Blues and Roots Album. One Lap Around the Sun was released in 2014 also self recorded and produced. Greene runs his own record Label and recording studio Red Shelf Records records.

Personal life

Greene has 3 children, Lily (born 2004) Matilda (born 2008) and Quincy (Born 2017). In 2018 he wrote a school song for Culburra Public School in 2018 and continues to write, produce and release music through Red Shelf Records. He now coaches Athletics.

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title	Album details
The Miles	Released: 2001 Label: Paul Greene (PG001) Format: CD
This Way	Released: 2002 Label: Paul Greene (PG002) Format: CD
Happy Here With You	Released: 2004 Label: Paul Greene (PG004) Format: CD
Reset	Released: 2005 Label: Acmec Records (ACMEC060) Format: CD
Distance Over Time	Released: 2008 Label: Compass Bros. (047CDCB) Format: CD
Everywhere Is Home	Released: 2010 Label: Paul Greene (PG008) Format: CD
Behind The Stars (as Paul Greene and the Other Colours)	Released: 2012 Label: ABC (2799338) Format: CD
One Lap of he Sun (as Paul Greene and the Other Colours)	Released: 2014 Label: ABC, UMA (3773532) Format: CD

References

^ "Paul Greene profile". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
^ "Olympic athlete who became a rocker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 October 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2010.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Paul Greene profile". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2010.

[2] "Olympic athlete who became a rocker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 October 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2010.

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