Mike Gratton
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Michael ("Mike") Colin Gratton (born 28 November 1954) is a former elite long distance runner from Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England, and a past winner of the London Marathon. A member of the Kent athletics club Invicta AC, he gained a bronze medal in the 1982 Commonwealth Games marathon (2:12:06). He won the 1983 London Marathon in a time of 2:09:43, a time which places him 13th on the UK all-time marathon list.
He now runs a sports holiday company called 2:09 Events. He has gained a recent following through a well-known online forum on the Runners World website called “Hard Training with Mike Gratton.”
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing United Kingdom and England | |||||
1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | Marathon | 2:12:06 |
1983 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:43 |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | Marathon | DNF |
References
- Mike Gratton profile at IAAF
- An excerpt from ‘Hard Training with Mike Gratton’
- Invicta AC website
- 2:09 Events company website
- Power of 10 UK Marathon Rankings
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Yorkshire
- People from Conisbrough
- British long-distance runners
- British marathon runners
- English long-distance runners
- English marathon runners
- Male long-distance runners
- Male marathon runners
- British male athletes
- English sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Great Britain
- London Marathon winners
- English athletics biography stubs