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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1942-11-21) 21 November 1942 Willesden, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ruislip & Northwood AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leonard Walter Carter (born 21 November 1942) is a former British sprinter.
Biography
Carter finished third behind Seraphino Antao in the 2220 yards event at the 1962 AAA Championships.[1][2]
Later that year at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal with the England team in the 4 x 110 yards relay.[3][4]
Carter would finish third again (this time behind Menzies Campbell) at the 1964 AAA Championships.[5]
References
- ^ "Tulloch the Triumphant". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- Profile at TOPS in athletics
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