Colin Reitz

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|6 April 1960}}

| birth_place = London, United Kingdom

| nationality = British

| fullname = Colin Robert Reitz

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| height = 186 cm

| weight = 73 kg

| country = Great Britain

| sport = Athletics

| event = 3000 m steeplechase

| pb = 8:12.11 (1986)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}

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Colin Robert Reitz (born 6 April 1960) is a male English former track athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Career

Reitz won a bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships representing Great Britain, and a bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games representing England. He also won the 1983 AAA Championships title and competed at two Olympic Games.

Born in London, Reitz competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, where he was eliminated in the semifinals. He represented England in the 1,500 metres and 3,000 metres steeplechase events, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes|title=1982 Athletes|website=Team England}}

In 1983, he won the AAAs title, and went on to win the bronze medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics he finished fifth in the final. In July 1986, he won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1986/athletes|title=1986 Athletes|website=Team England}} before finishing fourth at the European Championships in August. He set his personal best in the steeplechase with 8:12.11 on 5 September 1986 at a meet in Brussels. In the Track and Field News world merit rankings, he ranked in the top 10 three times; in 1983 (#4), 1984 (#6) and 1986 (#7). His final major competition was the 1987 World Championships, where he was eliminated in the heats.

International competitions

All results regarding 3000m steeplechase unless stated.

{{AchievementTable}}
colspan="6"\|Representing {{GBR2}} / {{ENG}}
1980 \|Olympic Games \|Moscow, Soviet Union \|15th (s) \|8:29.8
rowspan=3\|1982 \|European Championships \|Athens, Greece \|10th \|8:28.87
rowspan=2\|Commonwealth Games \|rowspan=2\|Brisbane, Australia \|6th \|3:44.35 (1500 m)
8th \|8:41.94
1983 \|World Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|8:17.75
1984 \|Olympic Games \|Los Angeles, United States \|5th \|8:15.48
rowspan=2\|1986 \|Commonwealth Games \|Edinburgh, Scotland \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|8:26.14
European Championships \|Stuttgart, Germany \|4th \|8:18.12
1987 \|World Championships \|Rome, Italy \|28th (h) \|8:40.55

colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR2}} / {{ENG}}

1980

|Olympic Games

|Moscow, Soviet Union

|15th (s)

|8:29.8

rowspan=3|1982

|European Championships

|Athens, Greece

|10th

|8:28.87

rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games