Bruce Simpson (athlete)

Bruce Simpson (born March 6, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired male pole vaulter from Canada. He set his personal best (5.38 metres) in the men's pole vault on 13 February 1976 at a meet in Toronto.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1970	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	5th	Pole vault
1971	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	3rd	Pole vault
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	5th	Pole vault
1975	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	2nd	Pole vault
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	NM	Pole vault
1978	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada	1st	Pole vault
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	Pole vault
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	4th	Pole vault

References

Pan American Games champions in men's pole vault

1951–1955: Bob Richards (USA) 1959: Don Bragg (USA) 1963: Dave Tork (USA) 1967: Bob Seagren (USA) 1971: Jan Johnson (USA) 1975: Earl Bell (USA) 1979: Bruce Simpson (CAN) 1983–1987: Mike Tully (USA) 1991–1999: Pat Manson (USA) 2003: Toby Stevenson (USA) 2007: Fábio Gomes da Silva (BRA) 2011: Lázaro Borges (CUB) 2015: Shawnacy Barber (CAN)

Commonwealth Games champions in men's pole vault

1930: Victor Pickard (CAN)
1934: Syl Apps (CAN)
1938: Andries du Plessis (SAF)
1950: Tim Anderson (ENG)
1954–1958: Geoff Elliott (ENG)
1962–1966: Trevor Bickle (AUS)
1970: Mike Bull (NIR)
1974: Don Baird (AUS)
1978: Bruce Simpson (CAN)
1982: Ray Boyd (AUS)
1986: Andy Ashurst (ENG)
1990: Simon Arkell (AUS)
1994: Neil Winter (WAL)
1998: Riaan Botha (RSA)
2002: Okkert Brits (RSA)
2006–2010: Steve Hooker (AUS)
2014: Steven Lewis (ENG)

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