Ralph Banthorpe

Ralph Banthorpe

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1949-02-06) 6 February 1949 (age 76) Wolverhampton, England
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	WBAC

Ralph Banthorpe (born 6 February 1949) is a British retired international sprinter who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Banthorpe lived on Lingfield Avenue in Wolverhampton, and attended ^[2] Wolverhampton Municipal Grammar School (now the Colton Hills Community School). ^[3] He studied Dentistry at the University of Birmingham. ^[4]

He finished second behind South African Paul Nash in the 220 yards event at the 1968 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British 220 yards champion. ^{[5] [6]}

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented Great Britain in the men's 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ^[7]

He also represented England in the 200 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

References

1. 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.
2. Birmingham Mail Friday 17 December 1971
3. Birmingham Daily Post Wednesday 12 May 1965, page 23
4. Birmingham Daily Post Monday 19 August 1968, page 10
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
6. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
7. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
8. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
9. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
10. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.