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Andy Ashurst

Personal information
Full name	Andrew John Ashurst
Nationality	English
Born	(1965-01-02) 2 January 1965 (age 59) Manchester, Greater Manchester
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Sale Harriers, Manchester
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh pole vault

Andrew "Andy" John Ashurst (born 2 January 1965) is male British former pole vaulter.

Athletics career

Ashurst competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

He represented England and won a gold medal in the pole vault, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later he represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and competed in a third Games when he represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Personal life

Ashurst attended Sale Boys' Grammar School and Birmingham University. His daughter Sophie is also a keen pole vaulter who is coached by her father as well as attending Loughborough University.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
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

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andy Ashurst". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
3. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
4. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
5. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
6. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
7. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
8. "Athletes and results: Andrew John Ashurst". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
9. "Success for Birmingham athletes at the Olympic stadium". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
10. "Ashurst following in the footsteps of prestigious pole vaulting family". Hillingdontimes.co.uk.

External links

• Andrew Ashurst at World Athletics
• Andrew John Ashurst at Olympics.com
• Andy Ashurst at Team GB
• Andy Ashurst at Olympedia (archive)

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