Andy Carter
Personal information
Full nameAndrew William Carter
NationalityEnglish
Born (1949-01-29) 29 January 1949
Exeter, Devon, England
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch 4x400m relay
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Helsinki800 metres

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 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, winning the AAA Championship at London’s Crystal Palace. He improved the British record for 800 metres on three occasions. His other personal bests included: 400 metres – 48.0; 1,000 metres – 2:18.5 (1974); 1 mile – 3:59.3 (1972).

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.

References

  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. ↑ "1974 Games". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results: Andrew William Carter". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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