Michael Carter (athlete) Michael Carter (athlete) Michael D'Andrea "Mike" Carter (born October 29, 1960 in Dallas, Texas), is a former U.S. Olympian track and field athlete and professional American football player. Carter is best known in track and field for setting the American national high school record of 81 feet 3½ inches in the 12 pound shot put, adding more than nine feet to the previous record. He set this mark at the 1979 Golden West Invitational track and field meet while competing for Jefferson High School of Dallas, Texas. No high school athlete has come within two feet of this record since.
Ricky Wilde (athlete) Ricky Wilde (athlete) Richard "Ricky" Wilde (born 13 October 1945) is a British male former long-distance runner. He is a former world indoor record holder and a gold medallist at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1970. He won the 4-mile Nos Galan in 1967, was the North of England champion over 3 miles in 1968, then became British Universities champion in the 5000 metres in 1969. He began to establish himself nationally shortly after. He was runner-up to Ian McCafferty over 3000 metres at the AAA Indoor Championships in 1968 and 1969 before finally succeeding his rival in 1970.