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Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
Born | Warrington, Cheshire, England | 1 March 1962||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||
Club | Leeds City | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael Robert Makin (born 1 March 1962) is a male former athlete who competed for England. [1]
Makin represented England in the triple jump event, and won a silver medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] [3] [4]
Makin became the British triple jump champion after finishing third behind Joseph Taiwo and Peter Beames at the 1986 AAA Championships [5] by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete. [6]