Ralph Banthorpe

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Ralph Banthorpe
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1949-02-06) 6 February 1949 (age 74)
Wolverhampton
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)200 metres

Ralph Banthorpe (born 6 February 1949) is a retired British international sprinter.

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Early life

He lived on Lingfield Avenue in Wolverhampton, and attended [1] Wolverhampton Municipal Grammar School (now the Colton Hills Community School). [2] He studied Dentistry at the University of Birmingham. [3]

Career

He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [4]

He also represented England in the 200 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. Birmingham Mail Friday 17 December 1971
  2. Birmingham Daily Post Wednesday 12 May 1965, page 23
  3. Birmingham Daily Post Monday 19 August 1968, page 10
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ralph Banthorpe Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.