Ray Smedley

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Ray Smedley
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Smedley competing in the 1974 European Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1951-09-03) 3 September 1951 (age 73)
Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventMiddle/long-distance
Club Birchfield Harriers

Raymond John Smedley (born 3 September 1951) is a retired British middle to long-distance runner who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Smedley finished second behind Peter Stewart in the 1500 metres event at the 1972 AAA Championships. [2] [3] [4] Shortly afterwards Smedley represented Great Britain and competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich. [5]

After stepping up in distance he represented England in the marathon event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. [6] [7]

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. "AAA Championships full results" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 16 July 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  5. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  6. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.