Mike Wiggs

Mike Wiggs
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1938-04-25)25 April 1938
Watford, England
Died8 December 2011(2011-12-08) (aged 73)
Rickmansworth, England
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance running
ClubThames Valley Harriers

Michael Edwin Wiggs (25 April 1938 – 8 December 2011) was a British middle-distance runner who competed at two Olympic Games.

Biography

Wiggs finished second behind László Tábori in the 1 mile event at the 1960 AAA Championships.

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he represented Great Britain in the men's 1500 metres.

Wiggs finished runner-up to Alan Simpson at the 1964 AAA Championships and shortly afterwards attended a second Olympic Games at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, representing Great Britain in the men's 5,000 metres.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Wiggs Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Farrell beats Hewson in great race". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 16 July 1960. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Salvat hits the road to Rome". Weekly Dispatch (London). 17 July 1960. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 May 2025.