His best year came in 1971 when he became AAA National 5000m champion and competed in the 1971 European Athletics Championships. He was a member of the Leeds City Club.[1]
Coachingedit
Since retiring from competitive racing he has coached athletes.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Where are they now? MIKE BAXTER". Athletics Weekly.
mike, baxter, athlete, michael, baxter, born, 1945, male, retired, international, athlete, current, coach, mike, baxterpersonal, informationnationality, englandborn1945leeds, yorkshirealma, materroundhay, school, leedssportsportathletics, cross, countryclublee. Michael Ian Baxter born 1945 is a male retired international athlete and current coach Mike BaxterPersonal informationNationality EnglandBorn1945Leeds YorkshireAlma materRoundhay School LeedsSportSportAthletics Cross CountryClubLeeds City ACAthletics career editBaxter finished fourth in the 1968 AAA Championships and finished runner up in the 1969 Northern cross country 1 He trained with Brendan Foster and was selected for Great Britain s team for the 1969 European Athletics Championships in Athens and the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki He represented England in the 5 000 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh Scotland 2 3 4 His best year came in 1971 when he became AAA National 5000m champion and competed in the 1971 European Athletics Championships He was a member of the Leeds City Club 1 Coaching editSince retiring from competitive racing he has coached athletes 1 References edit a b c Where are they now MIKE BAXTER Athletics Weekly 1970 Athletes Team England Edinburgh 1970 Team Team England Athletes and results Commonwealth Games Federation nbsp This biographical article relating to English athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Baxter athlete amp oldid 1150682688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
