Michael Bullivant

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Michael Bullivant
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1934-03-01) 1 March 1934 (age 91)
Derby, England
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long-distance running
ClubDerby & County AC

Michael John Bullivant (born 1 March 1934) is a former British long-distance runner who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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Bullivant was a member of the Derby County & AC and won the Derbyshire six mile title in 1957 and 1958.[2]

He represented England athletics team[3] in the 3 miles race at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales[4][5][6] and the following year Bullivant finished third behind Stan Eldon in the 6 miles event at the 1959 AAA Championships.[7][8]

Bullivant finished third behind Gordon Pirie in the 3 miles event at the 1961 AAA Championships and runner-up to Roy Fowler in the 6 miles at the 1962 AAA Championships.[9] Later in 1962 he represented the England team in the 6 miles race at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[10]

Bullivant became the British 6 miles champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1964 AAA Championships[11] and at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Great Britain in the men's 10,000 metres.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Bullivant Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Bullivant sets new record for cross-country". Nottingham Guardian. 6 January 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Eldon Runs Six Miles At Cardiff". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 29 June 1958. p. 24. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Barefooted Bruce kicks out stars". Weekly Dispatch (London). 12 July 1959. Retrieved 3 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  9. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Perth 1962 Team". Team England. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Six-mile Smasher". Daily Herald. 11 July 1964. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.