Gary Armstrong (athlete)

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Gary Armstrong
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1952-04-09) 9 April 1952 (age 73)
Manchester, England
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventSprinting/400 metres
Club Manchester AC

Gary Armstrong (born 9 April 1952) is a British sprinter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] .

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Biography

Armstrong born in manchester, was a bank clerk and a member of Manchester Athletic Club and set a junior world record as part of the British 4 x 400 metres team on 26 September 1971. The team consisted of Armstrong, David Jenkins, Desmond Coneys and Joe Caines. [2] He was also the Northern 400 metres champion in 1971.

Armstrong finished second behind David Jenkins in the 400 metres event at the 1972 AAA Championships. [3] [4] [5] Shortly afterwards he represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich in the men's 400 metres event. [6] He was left out of the relay team that won the Olympic silver medal at the same Games, partially as a result of only recently overcoming a hamstring injury. He was replaced by Alan Pascoe. [7]

Armstrong continued to fight for a 1976 Olympics place but ultimately was not selected. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gary Armstrong Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jenkins shares world record" . Daily Express. 27 September 1971. Retrieved 27 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships full results" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 16 July 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Armstrong hits the Olympic comeback trail" . Leicester Daily Mercury. 12 July 1975. Retrieved 27 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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