| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | (1938-07-04) 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
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.
References
- ^ 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.
