Paul Blagg
Personal information | |
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Nationality | English |
Born | Guildford, Surrey | 23 January 1960
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Club | Cambridge Harriers, Bexleyheath |
Paul Blagg (born 23 January 1960 in Guildford, Surrey) is a retired male race walker from England.
Athletics career
[edit]Blagg twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992). He set his personal best (3:59.55) in the 50 km race in 1987. He represented England in the 30 kilometres walk event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Blagg is now a successful trainer and rider in point to point horse races.
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the United Kingdom and England | |||||
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 19th | 50 km | 3:59:55 |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 28th | 50 km | 4:00:07 |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | — | 50 km | DNF |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 22nd | 50 km | 4:35:22 |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 30th | 50 km | 4:23:10 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.