Jeffrey "Jeff" Gutteridge (born 28 October 1956)[1] is an English former pole vaulter who represented Great Britain at two Summer Olympics. He was the national pole vault champion on several occasions.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jeffrey Gutteridge |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 28 October 1956 Slough, England |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Great Britain England |
| Sport | Pole vault |
| Club | Windsor, Slough & Eton AC |
Medal record | |
Career
editGutteridge, who is from Slough, competed in the qualifying rounds of the 1976 Summer Olympics, the youngest athlete in the field at 19-years of age.[2]
He represented England in the pole vault event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3] Four years later he represented England and won a silver medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, behind Ray Boyd.[4][5][6]
At the 1984 Summer Olympics he qualified for the final after registering a 5.30m jump in the preliminary rounds. In the final he successfully cleared 5.10m and finished in 11th position.[7]
In 1988 he tested positive, while training, for anabolic steroids. He was given a life ban, which was later reduced.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Olympedia – Jeff Gutteridge". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's Pole Vault". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Sports Results, Detail". The Canberra Times. 14 October 1982. p. 26. Retrieved 19 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Pole Vault". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Mackay, Duncan (15 July 2002). "Whitlock and Wilkins face drug bans on eve of games". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2016.