Darren Ritchie (long jumper)
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 Sale Harriers. 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. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/index.php?p=17&itemType=news&itemId=3172
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