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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andy_Ashurst > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andy_Ashurst.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Ashurst > Source revision: 1317462152 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British pole vaulter (born 1965)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use British English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Andy Ashurst | image = | image_size = | caption = | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|01|02|df=yes}} | birth_place = Manchester, England | death_date = | death_place = | sport = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) | event = Pole vault | height = 178 cm | weight = 69 kg | club = [Sale Harriers](/source/Sale_Harriers) | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)}} {{MedalGold| [1986 Edinburgh](/source/1986_Commonwealth_Games) | [pole vault](/source/Athletics_at_the_1986_Commonwealth_Games)}} }} '''Andrew John Ashurst''' (born 2 January 1965) is a British male former [pole vault](/source/pole_vault)er who competed at the [1988 Summer Olympics](/source/1988_Summer_Olympics).{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/andy-ashurst-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040820/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/andy-ashurst-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=13 May 2012}} == Biography == Ashurst attended Sale Boys' Grammar School and [Birmingham University](/source/University_of_Birmingham).{{Cite web |title=Success for Birmingham athletes at the Olympic stadium |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/olympics/news/09-5-2012-Bucs-success-news-release.aspx |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=University of Birmingham |language=en}} Ashurst represented [England](/source/England_at_the_1986_Commonwealth_Games) and won a gold medal in the pole vault, at the [1986 Commonwealth Games](/source/1986_Commonwealth_Games) in [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh), Scotland.{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1986/athletes |title=1986 Athletes |website=Team England}}{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3041/19/all |title=England team in 1986 |website=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=3 October 2019 |archive-date=19 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419153600/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3041/19/all |url-status=dead}} Four years later he represented [England](/source/England_at_the_1990_Commonwealth_Games), at the [1990 Commonwealth Games](/source/1990_Commonwealth_Games) in [Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes |title=1990 Athletes |website=Team England}}{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all |title=England team in 1990 |website=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=3 October 2019 |archive-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404120931/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all |url-status=dead}} and competed in a third Games when he represented [England](/source/England_at_the_1994_Commonwealth_Games), at the [1994 Commonwealth Games](/source/1994_Commonwealth_Games) in [Victoria](/source/Victoria%2C_British_Columbia), Canada.{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/victoria-1994/athletes |title=1994 Athletes |website=Team England}}{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all |title=England team in 1994 |website=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=3 October 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507165937/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39476#athletes |title=Athletes and results: Andrew John Ashurst |website=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=3 October 2019 |archive-date=2 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102152725/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39476#athletes |url-status=dead}} Ashurst became the [British pole vault champion](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_pole_vault) after winning the British [AAA Championships](/source/AAA_Championships) title at the [1994 AAA Championships](/source/1994_AAA_Championships).{{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=6 July 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=6 July 2025}} His daughter Sophie is also a keen pole vaulter who is coached by her father as well as attending [Loughborough University](/source/Loughborough_University).{{Cite web |url=https://www.hillingdontimes.co.uk/news/21118644.ashurst-following-footsteps-prestigious-pole-vaulting-family/ |title=Ashurst following in the footsteps of prestigious pole vaulting family |website=Hillingdontimes.co.uk}} == International competitions == {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}} |- |1985 |[Universiade](/source/Athletics_at_the_1985_Summer_Universiade) |[Kobe, Japan](/source/Kobe%2C_Japan) |9th |[5.00 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_1985_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |rowspan=2|1986 |[Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1986_Commonwealth_Games) |[Edinburgh, United Kingdom](/source/Edinburgh%2C_United_Kingdom) |bgcolor=gold|1st |[5.30 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_1986_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault) |- |[European Championships](/source/1986_European_Athletics_Championships) |[Stuttgart, West Germany](/source/Stuttgart%2C_West_Germany) | – |[NM](/source/1986_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault) |- |1988 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics) |[Seoul, South Korea](/source/Seoul%2C_South_Korea) | – |[NM](/source/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault) |- |1989 |[World Cup](/source/1989_IAAF_World_Cup) |[Barcelona, Spain](/source/Barcelona%2C_Spain) |7th |[5.40 m](/source/1989_IAAF_World_Cup_results) |- |rowspan=2|1990 |[European Indoor Championships](/source/1990_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) |[Glasgow, United Kingdom](/source/Glasgow%2C_United_Kingdom) |10th |[5.20 m](/source/1990_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault) |- |[Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Commonwealth_Games) |[Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand | – |[NM](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault) |- |1992 |[European Indoor Championships](/source/1992_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) |[Genoa, Italy](/source/Genoa%2C_Italy) |12th |[5.40 m](/source/1992_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault) |- |1994 |[Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1994_Commonwealth_Games) |[Victoria, Canada](/source/Victoria%2C_Canada) |6th |[5.20 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_1994_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault) |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{World Athletics|name=Andrew Ashurst}} * {{Olympics.com|andrew-john-ashurst|Andrew John Ashurst}} * {{Team GB|2fkO6j5UaZdJYfy76Rz8kb|Andy Ashurst}} * {{Olympedia|name=Andy Ashurst}} {{Footer Commonwealth Champions Pole Vault Men}} {{Footer UK NC Pole Vault Men}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashurst, Andy}} Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:British men pole vaulters Category:English men pole vaulters Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Category:Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes from Manchester Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Andy Ashurst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Ashurst) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Ashurst?action=history)). 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