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Paul Blagg
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Nationality	English
Born	23 January 1960 (age 64); Guildford, Surrey
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Cambridge Harriers, Bexleyheath

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Paul Blagg (born 23 January 1960 in Guildford, Surrey) is a retired male race walker from England.

Athletics career

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

Blagg is now a successful trainer and rider in point to point horse races.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

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[1] "1982 Athletes". Team England.

[2] "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

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