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Full name | Andrew John Ashurst | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 2 January 1965||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Club | Sale Harriers, Manchester | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrew "Andy" John Ashurst (born 2 January 1965) is male British former pole vaulter.
Ashurst competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]
He represented England and won a gold medal in the pole vault, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] [3] Four years later he represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand [4] [5] and competed in a third Games when he represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [6] [7] [8]
Ashurst attended Sale Boys' Grammar School and Birmingham University. [9] His daughter Sophie is also a keen pole vaulter who is coached by her father as well as attending Loughborough University. [10]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 9th | 5.00 m |
1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 1st | 5.30 m |
European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | – | NM | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | – | NM |
1989 | World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | 5.40 m |
1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 10th | 5.20 m |
Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | – | NM | |
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 12th | 5.40 m |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 6th | 5.20 m |