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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|English track athlete (b. 1960)}}<br />
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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Colin Reitz<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|6 April 1960}}<br />
| birth_place = Clapton, London, England<br />
| nationality = British (English)<br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place = <br />
| height = 186 cm<br />
| weight = 73 kg<br />
| sport = [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]<br />
| event = 3000 m steeplechase<br />
|club = [[Newham & Essex Beagles]]<br />
| pb = 8:12.11 (1986)<br />
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze| [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|1983 Helsinki]] | [[1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|3000m steeplechase]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze| [[1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]] | [[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|3000m steeplechase]]}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Colin Robert Reitz''' (born 6 April 1960) is a male English former track athlete who competed mainly in the [[3000 metres steeplechase]] and participated at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] and the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Born in Clapton, London, Reitz finished third behind [[Steve Ovett]] in the 1 mile event at the [[1980 AAA Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=12 June 2025}}</ref> Shortly afterwards at the 1980 Olympics Games in [[Moscow]], he represented [[Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] in the 3,000 metres steeplechase where he was eliminated in the semifinals.<ref name=oly>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69426 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=12 June 2025}}</ref><br />
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He represented [[England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|England]] in the 1,500 metres and 3,000 metres steeplechase events, at the [[1982 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Brisbane]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes|title=1982 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><br />
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In 1983, Reitz became the [[List of British champions in 3000 metres steeplechase|British 3000m steeplechase champion]] after winning the British [[AAA Championships]] title at the [[1983 AAA Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=12 June 2025}}</ref> He also went on to win the bronze medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the inaugural [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] in Helsinki.<br />
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At the [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles Olympics]] he finished fifth in the final.<ref name=oly/> In July 1986, he won a bronze medal at the [[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1986/athletes|title=1986 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref> 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]]. His final major competition was the 1987 World Championships, where he was eliminated in the heats.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}<br />
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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).{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}<br />
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== International competitions ==<br />
<small>'''All results regarding 3000m steeplechase unless stated.'''</small><br />
{| {{AchievementTable}}<br />
|-<br />
!colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR2}} / {{ENG}}<br />
|-<br />
|1980<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]<br />
|[[Moscow]], Soviet Union<br />
|15th (s)<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:29.8]]<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=3|1982<br />
|[[1982 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]<br />
|[[Athens]], Greece<br />
|10th<br />
|[[1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:28.87]]<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]<br />
|rowspan=2|[[Brisbane]], Australia<br />
|6th<br />
|3:44.35 (1500 m)<br />
|-<br />
|8th<br />
|8:41.94<br />
|-<br />
|1983<br />
|[[1983 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]<br />
|[[Helsinki]], Finland<br />
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd<br />
|[[1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:17.75]]<br />
|-<br />
|1984<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]<br />
|[[Los Angeles]], United States<br />
|5th<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:15.48]]<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|1986<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]<br />
|[[Edinburgh]], Scotland<br />
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:26.14]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1986 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]<br />
|[[Stuttgart]], Germany<br />
|4th<br />
|[[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:18.12]]<br />
|-<br />
|1987<br />
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]<br />
|[[Rome]], Italy<br />
|28th (h)<br />
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:40.55]]<br />
|}<br />
<small>(#) Indicates overall position achieved in the semis (s) or heats (h).</small><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
* {{World Athletics}}<br />
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[[Category:English male long-distance runners]]<br />
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain]]<br />
[[Category:World Athletics Championships medalists]]<br />
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes from London]]<br />
[[Category:English male steeplechase runners]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England]]<br />
[[Category:Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
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