British middle-distance runner
Andy Carter
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| Full name | Andrew William Carter |
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| Nationality | English |
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| Born | (1949-01-29) 29 January 1949 (age 75)
Exeter, Devon, England |
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Andrew William Carter (born 29 January 1949) is a male British retired track and field athlete.
Athletics career
Carter participated in the men's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Carter finished sixth in a time of 1:46.55.[1]
Carter won the bronze medal at the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, in the men's 800 metres, behind Yevgeniy Arzhanov (Soviet Union) and Dieter Fromm (East Germany) in a time of 1:46.16. He won the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA) title in 1970, 1972 and 1973. Carter won the European Cup in 1973 in Edinburgh defeating the Olympic silver medalist Arzhanov in 1:46.44. In 1974 he won a silver medal representing England in the 4×400 metre relay event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. He finished fifth in the 800 metres in a time of 1:45.97.[2][3][4]
Carter recorded his fastest time of 1:45.12 in 1973,[5] winning the AAA Championship at London’s Crystal Palace.[6] He improved the British record for 800 metres on three occasions. His other personal bests included: 400 metres – 48.0;[citation needed] 1,000 metres – 2:18.5 (1974); 1 mile – 3:59.3 (1972).[5][6]
The U.S. magazine Track & Field News' annual world rankings ranked Carter third at 800 metres in 1971. They ranked him eighth in 1972 and sixth in 1973.[7]
References
Further reading
- Phillips, Bob (2000): A History of Athletics at the Commonwealth Games
- Quercetani, Roberto and Kok, Nejat (1992): Wizards of the Middle Distances: A History of the 800 metres
- Watman, Mel (1981): Encyclopedia of Track and Field Athletics
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