Andrew William Carter (born 29 January 1949) is a male British retired

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athlete.

Athletics career

Carter participated in the men's 800 metres at the

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. 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

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(East Germany) in a time of 1:46.16. He won the

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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

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in the 4×400 metre relay event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in

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. He finished fifth in the 800 metres in a time of 1:45.97. 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Andy British male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Great Britain 1949 births Living people Sportspeople from Exeter European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games