Ray Smedley
Smedley competing in the 1974 European Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 3 September 1951 Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle/long-distance |
| Club | Birchfield Harriers |
Raymond John Smedley (born 3 September 1951) is a retired British middle to long-distance runner who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Smedley finished second behind Peter Stewart in the 1500 metres event at the 1972 AAA Championships.[2][3][4] Shortly afterwards Smedley represented Great Britain and competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich.[5]
After stepping up in distance he represented England in the marathon event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[6][7]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ray Smedley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "AAA Championships full results". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 16 July 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.