| Mike Tagg | |
| Full Name: | Michael John Tagg |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1946[1] |
| Birth Place: | East Ruston, Norfolk, England |
| Height: | 1.85 m (6 ft in) |
| Weight: | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Pb: | 2 miles: 8:28.2 (1971) 5000 metres: 13:41.4 (1971) 10,000 metres: 28:14.65 (1971) |
Michael John Tagg (born 13 November 1946) is a British former long-distance runner. He finished second in the 10,000 metres at the 1969 European Championships.
Tagg was born in East Ruston, Norfolk.[2] He competed in the 10,000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, finishing 13th.[1] His sister, Mary Green, competed at the same Games. At the 1969 European Championships in Athens he won silver in the same event in 28:43.2, losing only to East Germany's Jürgen Haase; Track & Field News ranked him fourth in the world in his event that year.[3] [4]
Two years later in Helsinki Tagg placed seventh, setting his eventual personal best of 28:14.65;[5] he also set his personal bests for two miles (8:28.2) and 5000 metres (13:41.4) that year.[6]