Martin Reynolds (athlete)

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Martin Reynolds

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	22 February 1949 Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Club	Thames Valley Harriers
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing   Great Britain Olympic Games 1972 Munich 4x400 m relay Summer Universiade 1970 Turin 200 m Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 4x100 m relay

Martin Edward Reynolds (born 22 February 1949) is a British former track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres ^[1] and appeared at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Reynolds became the British 200 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1970 AAA Championships. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Shortly afterwards he represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Reynolds competed for Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, ^[9] where he won the silver medal with his team mates Alan Pascoe, David Hemery and David Jenkins in the men's 4x400 metres relay event. He had to switch to the 400 metres in the Olympic year which was also the year of his final exams at university. He competed in more 400 metres events at Munich than he had done in his entire career up to that point.

References

1. "Martin Reynolds Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. "Howard's final fling brings victory over foreign pair" . Birmingham Daily Post. 8 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Big shock for Ian" . The People. 9 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
6. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
7. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
9. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.