Mike Bull
Michael Bull (born 11 September 1946, Belfast, Northern Ireland)[1] is a retired male pole vaulter and decathlete from Northern Ireland. He set his personal best in the pole vault (5.25 metres) on 22 September 1973 at a meet in London.
Career
Bull first achieved success in 1966, winning silver for the pole vault at the Commonwealth Games.[2] Then in 1970, he won gold at the Commonwealth Games.[citation needed] He appeared in 69 internationals for Great Britain and Northern Ireland[citation needed] and captained the team on numerous[quantify] occasions.[citation needed] In 1991, he won the World Masters (over 40) pole vault in Finland.[citation needed]
Upon retirement from professional athletics, Bull lectured on sports studies[citation needed] and provided sports commentary for UTV (Ulster Television).[citation needed] He opened his own gym in Dufferin Avenue, Bangor, County Down (Northern Ireland), Mike Bull's Health Gym[citation needed] (now Paul's Gym), and was a fitness adviser for the Irish Rugby Football Union.[citation needed]
Honours
In 2012, Dr Mike Bull was awarded the OBE by the Queen for services to sport and charity.[3]
In 2014, Mike Bull was awarded the accolade of "Britain's Greatest Ever Pole-vaulter" in World renowned athletics magazine Athletics Weekly by leading statistician Mel Watman.[citation needed]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
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1966 | British Empire and Commonwealth Games | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | Pole vault |
1969 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 7th | Pole vault |
1970 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 7th | Pole vault |
British Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1st | Pole vault | |
1972 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble, France | 6th | Pole vault |
1974 | British Commonwealth Games | Christchurch, New Zealand | 2nd | Pole vault |
1st | Decathlon | |||
1978 | Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | NM | Pole vault |
References
- ^ "Mike BULL - Decathlon gold, Pole Vault silver at 1974 Commonwealths Games - Great Britain". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Fitness guru Bull set for Spain move". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Staff, The Guardian (15 June 2012). "Queen's birthday honours list 2012: OBE". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
External links
- Michael Bull Track & Field statistics
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- 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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