Michael John Tagg (born 13 November 1946) is a British former

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. He finished second in the

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at the 1969 European Championships and competed at the

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Biography

Tagg was born in

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, Norfolk. Tagg finished second behind Tim Johnston in the 6 miles event at the 1968 AAA Championships and later that year at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented

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in the

, finishing 13th. His sister, Mary Green, competed at the same Games. Tagg finished runner-up behind Dick Taylor at the

1969 AAA Championships The 1969 AAA Championships was the 1969 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1969 at White City Stadium in London, England. Summary The ...

before winning a silver medal at the 1969 European Championships in

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, in a time of 28:43.2, losing only to East Germany's

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; ''

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'' ranked him fourth in the world in his event that year. Two years later in

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Tagg placed seventh, setting his eventual personal best of 28:14.65; he also set his personal bests for

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(8:28.2) and

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(13:41.4) that year.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tagg, Mike 1946 births Living people People from North Norfolk (district) Sportspeople from Norfolk English male long-distance runners British male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists International Cross Country Championships winners East Runton Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade