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 Myron AC |
Michael A Ralph (born 4 July 1938) is a British retired athlete who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]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]
Later, Ralph became a physical education teacher in Leeds and then Birmingham University and took up coaching.
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- 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