Andy_Carter_(athlete)

Andy Carter (athlete)

Andy Carter (athlete)

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Andrew William Carter (born 29 January 1949) is a male British retired track and field athlete.

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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

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andy Carter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. [2]
    "1974 Games". Team England.
  3. [3]
    "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  4. [4]
    "Athletes and results: Andrew William Carter". Commonwealth Games Federation.[dead link]
  5. [5]
    "United Kingdom All Time Lists – Men's Index (as at 25 March 2006)" (PDF). gbrathletics.com. p. 14. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. [6]
    "United Kingdom All-Time lists – Men: 800 metres", gbrathletics.com
  7. [7]
    "Men's World 800 Rankings by Athlete – 1947–2023". Track & Field News. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

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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