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

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athlete who competed at the

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Carter became the British 800 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1970 AAA Championships. 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

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(East Germany) in a time of 1:46.16. Carter regained his AAA title at the 1972 AAA Championships before participating in the men's 800 metres at the

in Munich, West Germany. Carter finished sixth in a time of 1:46.55. Carter recorded his fastest time of 1:45.12 in 1973, winning the AAA Championship for the third time at London's Crystal Palace."United Kingdom All-Time lists – Men: 800 metres"
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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 Christchurch, New Zealand. He finished fifth in the 800 metres in a time of 1:45.97. 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.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Andy British male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for 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 silver medallists for England Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games English male middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics

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