Michael Dennis Morgan OAM[1] (born 19 December 1946) is an Australian former national champion and Olympic medal winning rower.
[3] He won state championships in Sydney boats and titles for New South Wales.
He rowed in the New South Wales King's Cup VIII for six consecutive years at the Australian Rowing Championships from 1968 to 1973, winning the national title in 1968 and 1972.
He represented Australia at successive Olympics – winning silver at 1968 Mexico City 1968 in the men's VIII and then competing at Munich 1972[4] Morgan was appointed the first professional head coach of the Sydney Rowing Club[5] and went on to set a record for the most national championships as a coach in a single year.
He coached the 1st VIII at Newington College, in partnership with Robert Buntine, for twenty-six years and in ten of those the school's crew won the Head of the River.