| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jeffrey Gutteridge |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 28 October 1956 Slough, England |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Great Britain  England |
| Sport | Pole vault |
| Club | Windsor, Slough & Eton AC |
Medal record | |
Jeffrey "Jeff" Gutteridge (born 28 October 1956) [1] is an English former pole vaulter who represented Great Britain at two Summer Olympics. He was the national pole vault champion on several occasions.
Gutteridge, who is from Slough, competed in the qualifying rounds of the 1976 Summer Olympics, the youngest athlete in the field at 19-years of age. [2]
He represented England in the pole vault event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [3] Four years later he represented England and won a silver medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, behind Ray Boyd. [4] [5] [6]
At the 1984 Summer Olympics he qualified for the final after registering a 5.30m jump in the preliminary rounds. In the final he successfully cleared 5.10m and finished in 11th position. [7]
In 1988 he tested positive, while training, for anabolic steroids. He was given a life ban, which was later reduced. [8]
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