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American pole vaulter
Gordon Dukes
Gordon Dukes in 1912
Born December 23, 1888Kobe , 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 Athletics Event Pole vault Club NYAC, New York 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]
Pole vault for distance Pole vault
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
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