Andy Carter (athlete)

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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.{{cite sports-reference |title=Andy Carter |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/andy-carter-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203001455/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/andy-carter-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/christchurch-1974 |title=1974 Games |website=Team England}}{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/christchurch-1974/athletes |title=Athletes, 1974 England team |website=Team England}}{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/36596 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923165209/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/36596 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 September 2019 |title=Athletes and results: Andrew William Carter |website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}

Carter recorded his fastest time of 1:45.12 in 1973,{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/mindex.pdf|access-date=25 March 2024|title=United Kingdom All Time Lists – Men's Index (as at 25 March 2006)|at=p. 14|website=gbrathletics.com}} winning the AAA Championship at London’s Crystal Palace.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/mb99.htm "United Kingdom All-Time lists – Men: 800 metres"], gbrathletics.com He improved the British record for 800 metres on three occasions. His other personal bests included: 400 metres – 48.0;{{citation needed|date=March 2024|reason=The 2 sources don't mention 400 metres.}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/mens-world-rankings-by-athlete-2/mens-world-800-rankings-by-athlete/|access-date=25 March 2024|title=Men's World 800 Rankings by Athlete – 1947–2023|website=Track & Field News}}