Jeff Gutteridge

Jeffrey "Jeff" Gutteridge (born 28 October 1956) is an English former pole vaulter who represented Great Britain at two Summer Olympics. He was the national pole vault champion on several occasions.

Jeff Gutteridge
Personal information
Birth nameJeffrey Gutteridge
NationalityBritish
Born (1956-10-28) 28 October 1956
Slough, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
 England
SportPole vault
ClubWindsor, Slough & Eton AC
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
1982 BrisbanePole vault

Career

Gutteridge, 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.[1]

He represented England in the pole vault event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2] Four years later he represented England and won a silver medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, behind Ray Boyd.[3][4][5]

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.[6]

In 1988 he tested positive, while training, for anabolic steroids. He was given a life ban, which was later reduced.[7]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Sports Results, Detail". The Canberra Times. 14 October 1982. p. 26. Retrieved 19 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "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.
  7. Mackay, Duncan (15 July 2002). "Whitlock and Wilkins face drug bans on eve of games". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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