Michael Ralph (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 4 July 1938 Leeds, 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 Myron AC |
Michael 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 the England athletics team[2] in the triple jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]
Ralph finished second behind John Whall in the triple jump event at the 1959 AAA Championships[5] 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.[6][7]
Ralph went to study at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and was Oxford University's association football captain.[8] 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.[9]
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.
- ↑ "England's Team". Lincolnshire Echo. 23 June 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "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 men triple jumpers
- English men triple jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford
- Athletes from Sheffield
- Competitors at the 1963 Summer Universiade
- Olympic men triple jumpers