Ray Smedley

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Ray Smedley
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Smedley competing in the 1974 European Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1951-09-03) 3 September 1951 (age 71)
Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event(s)1500 metres/marathon
ClubBirchfield Harriers, Birmingham

Raymond John Smedley (born 3 September 1951) is a retired British middle-distance runner. Smedley competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] He represented England in the marathon event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ray Smedley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.