Allah Ditta (pole vaulter)

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Allah Ditta
Personal information
Full name Allah Ditta
Nationality Pakistani
Born (1932-12-15) 15 December 1932[1]
Pol State, Mahi Kantha Agency, Punjab, British Raj[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Pakistan
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Pole vault
Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for  Pakistan
Asian Games
1958 Tokyo Pole vault
1962 Jakarta Pole vault

Allah Ditta (born 15 December 1932 in Pol State, Punjab, British Raj) is a former Pakistani pole vaulter.

Ditta first competed internationally at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Representing Pakistan, he finished in 15th place in the qualifying round of the pole vault event with a height of 4.00 metres.[2] Two years later at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Ditta won the bronze medal in the pole vault.[3] All three medalists cleared 4.20 metres which equalled the Asian Games record. Two months later at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, Ditta finished fourth in the pole vault with a vault of 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m).[4] At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, he finished in 26th place in the qualifying round of the pole vault clearing the same height as four year previously.[5] At the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, Ditta won bronze in the pole vault with a height of 4.10 metres.[3] In his final international appearance three months later, Ditta finished in eighth place in the pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia clearing the bar at 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m).[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Profile of Allah Ditta". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's pole vault qualifying round". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Asian Games medalists in athletics". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Results of the men's pole vault at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Men's pole vault qualifying round". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Results of the men's pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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