Andy Carter (athlete)

Andy Carter

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1949-01-29) 29 January 1949 (age 73)
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 4x400m relay Representing  Great Britain European Championships 1971 Helsinki 800 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.

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.^[1][2][3]

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[]

• Quercetani, Roberto and Kok, Nejat (1992): Wizards of the Middle Distances: A History of the 800 metres
• Phillips, Bob (2000): A History of Athletics at the Commonwealth Games
• Watman, Mel (1981): Encyclopedia of Track and Field Athletics
• Track & Field News rankings
• Personal Bests
• British All-Time Lists: 800 metres
• Andy Carter at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)