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
Sport Athletics
Event Middle-distance running
Club Stretford AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 4x400m relay
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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.

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Biography

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

  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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.

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