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Michael ("Mike") Colin Gratton (born 28 November 1954) is a male former elite long distance runner from Canterbury, Kent, England.
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Michael ("Mike") Colin Gratton (born 28 November 1954) is a male former elite long distance runner from Canterbury, Kent, England.
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]
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.”
| 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 |
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