Ralph Banthorpe
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 6 February 1949 Wolverhampton |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event | 200 metres |
Ralph Banthorpe (born 6 February 1949) is a retired British international sprinter.
Early life
[edit]He lived on Lingfield Avenue in Wolverhampton, and attended [1] Wolverhampton Municipal Grammar School (now the Colton Hills Community School).[2] He studied Dentistry at the University of Birmingham.[3]
Career
[edit]He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[4]
He also represented England in the 200 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Birmingham Mail Friday 17 December 1971
- ^ Birmingham Daily Post Wednesday 12 May 1965, page 23
- ^ Birmingham Daily Post Monday 19 August 1968, page 10
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ralph Banthorpe Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
   | This biographical article relating to British athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- British dentists
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Sportspeople from Wolverhampton
- British athletics biography stubs