Andy Carter (athlete)

This article is about the athlete. For the composer and conductor, see Andrew Carter (composer).

Andy Carter

Medal record
Representing United Kingdom
Men’s Athletics
European Championships
	1971 Helsinki	800 metres

Andrew William Carter (born 29 January 1949 in Exeter, Devon, England) is a retired track and field athlete who represented Great Britain 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 Commonwealth Games 4×400 metre relay. 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
• British All-Time Lists: 800 metres
• Biography