Darren Ritchie
Darren Ritchie (born 1975) is a Scottish former long jumper. He was born in Edinburgh.
He was a six-time Scottish long jump champion, and also won the triple jump in 2004. He also added two Scottish indoor titles in long jump. He was a three-time winner at the AAA Championships.
He finished fourth at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, missing the bronze medal with a one centimetre margin. He also narrowly missed the qualification standards for the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics, although in the latter case he came close with a new Scottish record of 8.01 metres.
He lives in Bo'ness and his club was . He has also been based in Oslo, Norway.
Ritchie is currently Scottish Athletics National Jumps and Combined Events Manager (September 2008).
References[]
- 2006 Commonwealth Games profile
- Sporting Heroes profile
- Ferguson, David (24 July 2004). "Positive Ritchie eyes triple jump after another Olympic blow". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 16 November 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/index.php?p=17&itemType=news&itemId=3172
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