Michael Bullivant

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

Biography

Bullivant represented England in the 3 miles race at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales^[2]^[3]^[4] and the following year Bullivant finished third behind Stan Eldon in the 6 miles event at the 1959 AAA Championships.^[5]^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8]

Bullivant became the British 6 miles champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1964 AAA Championships^[9] and at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Great Britain in the men's 10,000 metres.^[4]

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