Mike Rawson

Mike Rawson

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	26 May 1934 Hall Green, Birmingham, England
Died	26 October 2000 (aged 66) Birmingham, England
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance
Club	Birchfield Harriers
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Great Britain European Championships Gold medal – first place 1958 Stockholm 800 metres Representing England Commonwealth Games Bronze medal – third place 1958 Cardiff 880 yards

Michael Arthur Rawson (26 May 1934 – 26 October 2000) was an English track and field athlete who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Rwason became the British 880 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1956 AAA Championships.

Later that year he represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, participating in the men's 800 metres competition.

Two years later he won a gold medal at the 1958 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. He represented the England athletics team and won a bronze medal in the 880 yards at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.

He represented Birchfield Harriers and on his retirement from the sport spent many years coaching at Birchfield and working as an athletics reporter for the BBC and local newspapers.

Rawson worked for the British Olympic Association at a number of Olympic Games. He died after a short illness on 26 October 2000 in Birmingham.

External links

• Profile at Sporting Heroes
• Profile at TOPS in athletics