Ralph Banthorpe

He appears to be in the lead as he rounds the bottom bend,  half way through a 200 Yard Race.

Banthorpe running

Ralph represented the school in the county championships (See Photo's page)  
and went on to run in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico
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Ralph Banthorpe 6 Feb 1949

Ralph ran the 200 metres in the Mexico Olympics of 1968 at the age of 19. After setting a British junior record in the heats, he made it through to the semi-finals.

 

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