Colin Reitz
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1960 (age 65) Clapton, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 3000 m steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Newham & Essex Beagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 8:12.11 (1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Colin Robert Reitz (born 6 April 1960) is a male English former track athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase and participated at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Born in Clapton, London, Reitz finished third behind Steve Ovett in the 1 mile event at the 1980 AAA Championships.[1] Shortly afterwards at the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow, he represented Great Britain in the 3,000 metres steeplechase where he was eliminated in the semifinals.[2]
He represented England in the 1,500 metres and 3,000 metres steeplechase events, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[3]
In 1983, Reitz became the British 3000m steeplechase champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1983 AAA Championships.[4] He also went on to win the bronze medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki.
At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics he finished fifth in the final.[2] In July 1986, he won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[5] before finishing fourth at the European Championships in August. He set his personal best in the steeplechase with 8:12.11 on 5 September 1986 at a meet in Brussels. His final major competition was the 1987 World Championships, where he was eliminated in the heats.[citation needed]
In the Track and Field News world merit rankings, he ranked in the top 10 three times; in 1983 (#4), 1984 (#6) and 1986 (#7).[citation needed]
International competitions
[edit]All results regarding 3000m steeplechase unless stated.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing  Great Britain /  England
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| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 15th (s) | 8:29.8 | |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 10th | 8:28.87 | |
| Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 6th | 3:44.35 (1500 m) | ||
| 8th | 8:41.94 | ||||
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 8:17.75 | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 5th | 8:15.48 | |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 3rd | 8:26.14 | |
| European Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 4th | 8:18.12 | ||
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 28th (h) | 8:40.55 | |
(#) Indicates overall position achieved in the semis (s) or heats (h).
References
[edit]- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- 1960 births
- Living people
- English male long-distance runners
- British male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes from London
- English male steeplechase runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics