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Andy Carter (athlete)

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Andy Carter
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1949-01-29) 29 January 1949 (age 76)
Exeter, Devon, England
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
ClubStretford AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch 4x400m relay
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Helsinki 800 metres

Andrew William Carter (born 29 January 1949) is a male British retired track and field athlete who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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Carter became the British 800 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1970 AAA Championships.[1][2]

Carter won the bronze medal at the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, in the men's 800 metres, behind Yevgeniy Arzhanov (Soviet Union) and Dieter Fromm (East Germany) in a time of 1:46.16.

Carter regained his AAA title at the 1972 AAA Championships[3] before participating in the men's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Carter finished sixth in a time of 1:46.55.[4]

Carter recorded his fastest time of 1:45.12 in 1973,[5] winning the AAA Championship for the third time at London's Crystal Palace.[6][7]Carter won the European Cup in 1973 in Edinburgh, defeating the Olympic silver medalist Arzhanov in 1:46.44.

In 1974 he won a silver medal representing England in the 4×400 metre relay event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. He finished fifth in the 800 metres in a time of 1:45.97.[8][9][10]

He improved the British record for 800 metres on three occasions. His other personal bests included: 400 metres – 48.0;[citation needed] 1,000 metres – 2:18.5 (1974); 1 mile – 3:59.3 (1972).[5][7]

The U.S. magazine Track & Field News' annual world rankings ranked Carter third at 800 metres in 1971. They ranked him eighth in 1972 and sixth in 1973.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Howard's final fling brings victory over foreign pair". Birmingham Daily Post. 8 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Big shock for Ian". The People. 9 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andy Carter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b "United Kingdom All Time Lists – Men's Index (as at 25 March 2006)" (PDF). gbrathletics.com. p. 14. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b "United Kingdom All-Time lists – Men: 800 metres", gbrathletics.com
  8. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
  9. ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  10. ^ "Athletes and results: Andrew William Carter". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Men's World 800 Rankings by Athlete – 1947–2023". Track & Field News. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

Further reading

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  • Phillips, Bob (2000): A History of Athletics at the Commonwealth Games
  • Quercetani, Roberto and Kok, Nejat (1992): Wizards of the Middle Distances: A History of the 800 metres
  • Watman, Mel (1981): Encyclopedia of Track and Field Athletics
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