Victor Pickard
 Victor Pickard at the 1928 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Victor Willoughby Pickard | |||||||||||
| Born | October 23, 1903 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||
| Died | January 11, 2001 (aged 97) Miami, Florida, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1924, 1928 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Victor Willoughby Pickard (October 23, 1903 – January 11, 2001) was a Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he finished fifth the pole vault event and 28th in the javelin throw competition. Four years later he finished fourth in the pole vault contest. Pickard won the pole vault event at the 1930 British Empire Games.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Victor Pickard". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Vic Pickard at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Commonwealth Games champions in men's pole vault | |
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