Don Baird
Australian pole vaulter
Don Baird (born 29 May 1951) is a retired male pole vaulter from Australia. He set his personal best (5.53 metres) on 16 April 1977 at a meet in Long Beach. He was coached by pole vault coach Walter Chisholm.
Competing for the Long Beach State Beach track and field team, Baird won the 1977 pole vault at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 5.28 metres.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1974 | Commonwealth Games | Christchurch, New Zealand | 1st | 5.05 m |
1977 | IAAF World Cup | Düsseldorf, West Germany | 4th | 5.20 m |
1978 | Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 5.10 m |
References
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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:
Geoff Elliott (ENG)
- 1958:
Geoff Elliott (ENG)
- 1962:
Trevor Bickle (AUS)
- 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:
Steve Hooker (AUS)
- 2010:
Steve Hooker (AUS)
- 2014:
Steven Lewis (ENG)
- 2018:
Kurtis Marschall (AUS)
- 2022:
Kurtis Marschall (AUS)
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- ^ "Don Baird (2008) - Hall of Fame". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2024.