Geoff Elliott
Encyclopedia
Geoffrey Elliott (born April 7, 1931) is a retired male pole vault
er, shot put
ter and decathlete from England
. He set his personal best in the pole vault (4.30 metres) on 28 August 1954 in Bern.
He represented Great Britain in both the pole vault and decathlon events at the 1952 Olympic games in Helsinki.
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
er, shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
ter and decathlete from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He set his personal best in the pole vault (4.30 metres) on 28 August 1954 in Bern.
He represented Great Britain in both the pole vault and decathlon events at the 1952 Olympic games in Helsinki.
Achievements
| 1954 | European Championships 1954 European Championships in Athletics The 5th European Athletics Championships were held from 25 August to 29 August 1954 in the Swiss capital Bern.-Men's results:-Women's results:-Medal table:- External links :* *... |
Bern, Switzerland | 3rd | Pole vault |
| British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, in the province of British Columbia in Canada, from 30 July-7 August 1954. These were the first games since the name change from British Empire Games took effect in 1952.... |
Vancouver, Canada | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 8th | Shot put | |||
| 1958 | British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Cardiff, capital of Wales from 18–26 July 1958.Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games and 23 countries and dependencies won medals, including, for the first time, Singapore, Ghana, Kenya... |
Cardiff, Wales - Became school teacher and was PE master at Nightingale School, Wanstead, London until July 1960 |
1st | Pole vault |