Mike Gratton
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1954-11-28) 28 November 1954 (age 69) Aldershot, Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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Michael ("Mike") Colin Gratton (born 28 November 1954) is a male former elite long distance runner from Canterbury, Kent, England.
Athletics career
A member of the Kent athletics club Invicta AC, Gratton is a past winner of the London Marathon. He won the 1983 London Marathon in a time of 2:09:43, a time which places him 14th on the UK all-time marathon list.
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the marathon event (2:12:06), at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
Personal life
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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| 1982 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | Marathon | 2:12:30 |
| 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 | |
| 1985 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 11th | Marathon | 2:14:35 |
| 1989 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 11th | Marathon | 2:17:06 |
References
- Mike Gratton at World Athletics
- 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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London Marathon – men's winners
- 1981: Dick Beardsley (USA) & Inge Simonsen (NOR)
- 1982: Hugh Jones (GBR)
- 1983: Mike Gratton (GBR)
- 1984: Charlie Spedding (GBR)
- 1985: Steve Jones (GBR)
- 1986: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
- 1987: Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN)
- 1988: Henrik Jørgensen (DEN)
- 1989: Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN)
- 1990: Allister Hutton (GBR)
- 1991: Yakov Tolstikov (RUS)
- 1992: António Pinto (POR)
- 1993: Eamonn Martin (GBR)
- 1994–96: Dionicio Cerón (MEX)
- 1997: António Pinto (POR)
- 1998: Abel Antón (ESP)
- 1999: Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR)
- 2000: António Pinto (POR)
- 2001: Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR)
- 2002: Khalid Khannouchi (USA)
- 2003: Gezahegne Abera (ETH)
- 2004: Evans Rutto (KEN)
- 2005: Martin Lel (KEN)
- 2006: Felix Limo (KEN)
- 2007–08: Martin Lel (KEN)
- 2009: Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)
- 2010: Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)
- 2011: Emmanuel Mutai (KEN)
- 2012: Wilson Kipsang (KEN)
- 2013: Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)
- 2014: Wilson Kipsang (KEN)
- 2015–16: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
- 2017: Daniel Wanjiru (KEN)
- 2018-19: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
- 2020: Shura Kitata (ETH)
- 2021: Sisay Lemma (ETH)
- 2022: Amos Kipruto (KEN)
- 2023: Kelvin Kiptum (KEN)
- World Marathon Majors
- Berlin Marathon – List (M/W)
- Boston Marathon – List (M/W)
- Chicago Marathon – List (M/W)
- London Marathon – List (M/W)
- New York City Marathon – List (M/W)
- Tokyo Marathon – List (M/W)
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