Gordon Dukes
American pole vaulter
Gordon Dukes in 1912 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | December 23, 1888 Kobe, Japan |
Died | January 27, 1966(1966-01-27) (aged 77)[1] Barcelona, Spain |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
Club | NYAC, New York |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 3.835 m (1911)[2][3] |
Gordon Bennett Dukes (December 23, 1888 – January 27, 1966) was an American pole vaulter. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished eighth. Dukes won the AAU championship in 1911 and placed second in 1912.[2]
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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's pole vault (pole vault for distance)
- 1906: Alfred Carlton Gilbert
- 1907: Claude Allen
- 1908: Charles Vezin Jr.
- 1909: William Happeny (CAN), Harry Babcock (2nd)
- 1910: William Happeny (CAN), Theodore Babcock (2nd)
- 1911: Gordon Dukes
- 1925: Paul Jones
- 1926: Charles Hoff (NOR), Edwin Myers (2nd)
- 1927: Sabin Carr
- 1928: Sabin Carr
- 1929: Fred Sturdy
- 1930: Fred Sturdy
- 1931: Fred Sturdy
- 1932: Fred Sturdy
- 1933: Keith Brown, Frank Pierce
- 1934: Bill Graber
- 1935: Ray Lowry, Eldon Stutzman, Oscar Sutermeister
- 1936: David Hunn
- 1937: Earle Meadows
- 1938: Richard Ganslen
- 1939: Cornelius Warmerdam
- 1940: Earle Meadows
- 1941: Earle Meadows
- 1942: Boo Morcom
- 1943: Cornelius Warmerdam
- 1944: Jack DeField
- 1945: Bill Moore
- 1946: Bill Moore
- 1947: Guinn Smith
- 1948: Bob Richards
- 1949: Boo Morcom
- 1950: Bob Richards
- 1951: Bob Richards
- 1952: Bob Richards
- 1953: Bob Richards
- 1954: Jerry Welbourn
- 1955: Bob Richards
- 1956: Don Bragg, Bob Richards
- 1957: Bob Richards
- 1958: Don Bragg, Bob Gutowski
- 1959: Don Bragg
- 1960: Don Bragg
- 1961: Don Bragg
- 1962: Henry Wadsworth
- 1963: Dave Tork
- 1964: John Uelses
- 1965: Billy Gene Pemelton
- 1966: Bob Seagren
- 1967: Bob Seagren
- 1968: Dennis Phillips
- 1969: Peter Chen
- 1970: Bob Seagren
- 1971: Dick Railsback
- 1972: Kjell Isaksson (SWE), Steve Smith (3rd)
- 1973: Steve Smith
- 1974: Vic Dias
- 1975: Roland Carter
- 1976: Roland Carter
- 1977: Larry Jessee
- 1978: Larry Jessee
- 1979: Dan Ripley
- 1980: Earl Bell
- 1981: Thierry Vigneron (FRA), Dan Ripley (3rd)
- 1982: Billy Olson
- 1983: Billy Olson
- 1984: Sergey Bubka (URS), Earl Bell (3rd)
- 1985: Doug Lytle
- 1986: Sergey Bubka (URS), Brad Pursley (5th)
- 1987: Earl Bell
- 1988: Radion Gataullin (URS), Dave Kenworthy (2nd)
- 1989: Radion Gataullin (URS), Billy Olson (2nd)
- 1990: István Bagyula (HUN), Tim Bright (2nd)
- 1991: Kory Tarpenning
- 1992: Dean Starkey
- 1993: Greg West
- 1994: Kory Tarpenning
- 1995: Nick Hysong
- 1996: Pat Manson
- 1997: Lawrence Johnson
- 1998: Scott Hennig
- 1999: Jeff Hartwig
- 2000: Lawrence Johnson
- 2001: Lawrence Johnson
- 2002: Timothy Mack
- 2003: Derek Miles
- 2004: Toby Stevenson
- 2005: Brad Walker
- 2006: Brad Walker
- 2007: Jeff Hartwig
- 2008: Brad Walker
- 2009: Jeremy Scott
- 2010: Timothy Mack
- 2011: Mark Hollis
- 2012: Brad Walker
- 2013: Jordan Scott
- 2014: Mark Hollis
- 2015: Sam Kendricks
- 2016: Sam Kendricks
- 2017: Sam Kendricks
- 2018: Scott Houston
- 2019: Andrew Irwin
- 2020: Matt Ludwig
- 2022: Chris Nilsen
- 2023: Sam Kendricks
- 2024: Chris Nilsen
* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.
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