| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Trap | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | 147 |
| 1 | Trap | 1996 | Atlanta, GA, USA | 149 |
| 4 | Trap | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 142 |
| 8 | Trap | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 119 |
| 9 | Double Trap | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | 135 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Trap | 2007 | Nicosia, CYP | 148 |
| 1 | Trap | 2001 | Cairo, EGY | 145 |
| 1 | Trap | 1999 | Tampere, FIN | 145 |
| 1 | Double Trap | 1998 | Barcelona, ESP | 192 |
| 2 | Trap | 2002 | Lahti, FIN | 144 |
| 2 | Trap | 1995 | Nicosia, CYP | 147 |
| 2 | Trap | 1991 | Perth, WA, AUS | 217 |
| 7 | Trap | 2009 | Maribor, SLO | 122 |
| 9 | Trap | 2010 | Munich, GER | 121 |
| 17 | Trap | 2011 | Belgrade, SRB | 121 |
| World Cup Final | ||||
| 1 | Trap | 2011 | Al Ain, UAE | 142 |
| 1 | Trap | 2009 | Beijing, CHN | 134 |
| 2 | Trap | 2008 | Minsk, BLR | 144 |
| World Cup | ||||
| 2 | Trap | 2011 | Maribor, SLO | 146 |
| 2 | Trap | 2009 | Minsk, BLR | 144 |
Hobbies
Driving and repairing remote control cars. (michaeldiamond.net.au, 29 Sep 2011)
Occupation
Athlete, Coach
Family
Wife Cathy, daughters Isabella and Angelica
Language(s) spoken
English, Greek
Club name
Illaware, Lake Macquarie, NSW, AUS
Handedness
Right (Athlete, 16 Apr 2002)
Other sports
His father, Con, was a shooter. (sportsillustrated.cnn.com, 16 Jan 2004).
Debut
1987 for Australia, World Cup Shooting (Korea) (Athlete, 16 Apr 2002)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He began shooting clay targets at age eight, a year after being bought his first gun, an air rifle. (abc.net.au, 15 Sep 2000)
Reason for taking up this sport
His father managed a Sydney gun club and competed himself. "I always wanted to be like dad and I took a liking to the sport he was doing." (abc.net.au, 15 Sep 2000)
Training
"I don't do much training at all. I'm lucky to shoot twice a week." (foxtel.com.au, 02 Sep 2010)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Retaining his Olympic trap title at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in front of a home crowd. Only one trap shooter had managed the feat before. (Time, Australian Olympic Committee, 31 Jan 2006)
Hero
His father. (Athlete, 16 Apr 2002)
Most influential person in career
His father. (Sydney Morning Herald, 04 Sep 2008)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Work hard, play hard, take each day as it comes." (NOC, 02 Sep 2010)
Awards
He has been awarded the OAM [Order of Australia Medal]. (michaeldiamond.net.au, 29 Sep 2011)
He was named New South Wales Shooter of the Year for 11 straight years. (michaeldiamond.net.au, 29 Sep 2011)
He has been inducted into the Australian Sports Hall of Fame and also the Australian Clay Target Hall of Fame. (michaeldiamond.net.au, 29 Sep 2011)
General
FIRST THOUGHT
Asked what he thinks about at the precise moment a clay pigeon is sent spinning into view - "Always the same thing. I think, 'holy shit there it goes, and it looks like an aspirin! I better get it'." (Sydney Morning Herald, 04 Sep 2008)
96 YEAR WAIT
His gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta was the first Australian shooting gold since Donald Mackintosh at Paris 1900. (michaeldiamond.net.au, 29 Sep 2011)
2012 OLYMPIC GAMES
He has his sights set on equalling Dawn Fraser's Olympic Record of three gold medals in the same event. (michaeldiamond.net.au, 29 Sep 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996, Barcelona 1992
