Michael Ralph (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 4 July 1938 Sheffield, England |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
| Club | Oxford University AC Achilles Club |
Michael A Ralph (born 4 July 1938) is a British retired athlete who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Ralph was a member of the British Army (Duke of Wellington Regiment) based in Holywood, County Down and represented England in the triple jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2][3]
Ralph finished second behind John Whall in the triple jump event at the 1959 AAA Championships[4] and after being the best placed British athlete at the 1962 AAA Championships and the 1963 AAA Championships was considered the British triple jump champion.[5][6]
Ralph went to study at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and was Oxford University's association football captain.[7] He was the 1961 Northern Counties champion and played for Wycombe Wanderers F.C..
At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Great Britain in the men's triple jump.[8]
Later, Ralph became a physical education teacher in Leeds and then Birmingham University and took up coaching.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Ralph Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Barefooted Bruce kicks out stars". Weekly Dispatch (London). 12 July 1959. Retrieved 3 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Rugby Football notes". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 November 1962. Retrieved 3 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- British male triple jumpers
- English male triple jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford