Mike Winch

{{Short description|British athlete (born 1948)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Use British English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Mike Winch | image = | caption = | nationality = British (English) | sport = Athletics | event = shot put | club = Brighton and Hove AC | birth_date = 20 July 1948 | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates= {{MedalSport | Men's shot put }} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }} {{MedalSilver | 1974 Christchurch | Men's shot put }} {{MedalSilver | 1982 Brisbane | Men's shot put }} }}

'''Michael Archer Winch''' (born 20 July 1948)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bandbhac.org.uk/athletes%20t-z.html|title=Athletes T-Z|website=www.bandbhac.org.uk|access-date=2020-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218135655/http://www.bandbhac.org.uk/athletes%20t-z.html|archive-date=2010-02-18|url-status=live}}</ref> is a British male retired shot putter.

== Biography == Winch educated at Varndean School, finished second behind Geoff Capes in the shot put event at the 1973 AAA Championships.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002454/19730715/235/0020 |title=Results |work=The People |date=15 July 1973 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19730715/319/0042 |title=Dave's run for the money |work=Sunday Mirror |date=15 July 1973 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref> He would later become the British shot put champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1981 AAA Championships,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19810809/038/0038 |title=Results |work=Sunday Sun (Newcastle) |date=9 August 1981 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=13 June 2025}}</ref> 1982 AAA Championships and 1984 AAA Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref>

Winch represented England and won a silver medal in the shot put event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/christchurch-1974|title=1974 Games|website=Team England|access-date=2019-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419170733/https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/christchurch-1974|archive-date=2019-04-19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/christchurch-1974/athletes|title=Athletes, 1974 England team|website=Team England|access-date=2019-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821163823/https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/christchurch-1974/athletes|archive-date=2019-08-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Four years later he represented England in the discus and shot put events, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edmonton-1978/athletes|title=1978 Athletes|website=Team England|access-date=2019-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821183739/https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edmonton-1978/athletes|archive-date=2019-08-21|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/48371|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=2019-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821184310/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/48371|archive-date=2019-08-21|url-status=live}}</ref> and in 1982 he represented England for the third time at the Commonwealth Games and won another silver medal in the shot put event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes|title=1982 Athletes|website=Team England|access-date=2019-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821205719/https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes|archive-date=2019-08-21|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/38482|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=2019-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925201923/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/38482|archive-date=2019-09-25|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Coaching == Subsequent to his athletics career he has coached international athletes (mainly throwers) including multiple gold medallist Judy Oakes OBE, and Olympic athletes Philippa Roles and Emeka Udechuku. He was chief British throws coach at the World Championships in Gothenburg 1991, chief throws coach to the England team in Kuala Lumpur 1998 and overall chief coach of England's athletics team at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/07/olympicsathletics.swimming |title=Game for anything |first1=Emine |last1=Saner |first2=Aida |last2=Edemariam |first3=Patrick |last3=Barkham |first4=Laura |last4=Barton |first5=Hannah |last5=Pool |first6=Jon |last6=Henley |first7=Homa |last7=Khaleeli |first8=Sarfraz |last8=Manzoor |date=6 August 2008 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=15 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215000752/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/07/olympicsathletics.swimming |archive-date=15 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life == He was UK Athletics Vice President for four years, stepping down in February 2008 over the governing body’s handling of the Dwain Chambers controversy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.athletics-weekly.com/newsarticle.php?id=496 |title=Athletics Weekly |access-date=2009-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307000226/http://www.athletics-weekly.com/newsarticle.php?id=496 |archive-date=2008-03-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has written several sporting technical books (strength and conditioning training) and three novels: ''Running From Gold'', ''Run to Death'', and ''The Convocation of Colours'').

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==External links== * [http://www.hammer-circle.co.uk/national_coach.php?id=27/ The Association of British Hammer throwers] * [http://www.mikewinch.co.uk/ Mike Winch's website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Winch, Mike}} Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:English men shot putters Category:British men shot putters Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics