Colin Reitz

Colin Robert Reitz (born 6 April 1960) is a male English former track athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Colin Reitz

Personal information
Full name	Colin Robert Reitz
Nationality	British
Born	6 April 1960 (1960-04-06) (age 64) London, United Kingdom
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Athletics
Event	3000 m steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best	8:12.11 (1986)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Great Britain World Championships 1983 Helsinki 3000m steeplechase Representing England Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh 3000m steeplechase

Career

Reitz won a bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships representing Great Britain, and a bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games representing England. He also won the 1983 AAA Championships title and competed at two Olympic Games.

Born in London, Reitz competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, where he was eliminated in the semifinals. He represented England in the 1,500 metres and 3,000 metres steeplechase events, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

In 1983, he won the AAAs title, and went on to win the bronze medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics he finished fifth in the final. In July 1986, he won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, before finishing fourth at the European Championships in August. He set his personal best in the steeplechase with 8:12.11 on 5 September 1986 at a meet in Brussels. In the Track and Field News world merit rankings, he ranked in the top 10 three times; in 1983 (#4), 1984 (#6) and 1986 (#7). His final major competition was the 1987 World Championships, where he was eliminated in the heats.

International competitions

All results regarding 3000m steeplechase unless stated.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Great Britain / England
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	15th (s)	8:29.8
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	10th	8:28.87
	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	6th	3:44.35 (1500 m)
			8th	8:41.94
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	8:17.75
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	5th	8:15.48
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	3rd	8:26.14
	European Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	4th	8:18.12
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	28th (h)	8:40.55

(#) Indicates overall position achieved in the semis (s) or heats (h).

References

• Colin Reitz at World Athletics