Michael LeBlanc was born in
Riverview,
New Brunswick, on February 25, 1987, and graduated from
Riverview High School in 2005. Michael's brother Andre works for
DreamWorks in
visual effects, including in such movies as
Shrek 2,
Madagascar, and
How To Train Your Dragon. LeBlanc only began running in 2003, at the age of 16, yet running impressive times in just his first few competitions and setting numerous provincial records which still stand today. LeBlanc claims to have only started seriously training in September 2004 at the age of 17. His best time as a junior in the 100m was a 10.59 set in Toronto in 2005. In his collegiate career, LeBlanc ran for
Syracuse University where he had a best result of a fourth-place finish at the 2007 NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships. ==Statistics==