Ray Smedley

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Ray Smedley
Smedley competing in the 1974 European Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1951-09-03) 3 September 1951 (age 74)
Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle/long-distance
ClubBirchfield 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "AAA Championships full results". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 16 July 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.