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DAVID KEEGAN'S CAREER AS A TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE
David Keegan was born on 3 March 1976 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia. He was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 1978 at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. He is an Asperger syndrome sufferer. This diagnosis was confirmed by Dr Richard Eisenmajer in February 2008. David began his athletics career in 1990. He has run 12.3 for the 100m sprint. 25.4 for the 200m sprint, and 57.6 for the 400m sprint.

Keegan competed in the T20 class for intellectually disabled athletes. One of the highlights of his athletics career was his silver and bronze medals at the Victorian Secondary Schools Association titles in 1994 and 1995 at Olympic Park in Melbourne. He has also competed against able bodied sprinters at State championship level as a junior. He holds a BA degree and a Diploma of Arts in Professional Writing and Editing from Victoria University of Technology. He is currently employed as a fundraiser in Melbourne. He retired from athletics in 2004 after running eighth in the 100m final for athletes with disabilities.

Further details about David Keegan will be added in due course.--Keegz12 (talk) 10:55, 2 May 2008 (UTC)