Chilla Porter
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 August 2020 Innaloo, Western Australia, Australia | (aged 84)|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Michael "Chilla" Porter (11 January 1936 – 15 August 2020) was an Australian athlete and political figure. He won a silver medal in the
Early life
Porter was born in Brisbane, the son of Charles Robert Porter who was a Queensland state Liberal MP between 1966 and 1980 and served in the ministry of Joh Bjelke-Petersen.[1] He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School.[2]
Athletics
Porter was a high jumper who utilized the
He also won silver medals in the
Between 1955 and 1961, he won seven straight Australian high jump titles and held the national record for six years. He was the first Australian high jump athlete to clear the height of 2.10m.[9]
Post-athletics career
Porter moved to
Porter was appointed chairman of the
Porter was inducted into the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame in 2011.[9]
Personal life and death
His son Christian Porter was the Liberal member for Pearce in Western Australia in the Australian House of Representatives.[17][18]
Porter died on 15 August 2020, after a long battle with cancer. He was 84.[4][19]
References
- ^ Poprzeczny, Joseph (7 July 2012). "Promising WA MP's Canberra bid". News Weekly. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
- ISBN 9781760782870. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Melbourne Olympic high jump hero Chilla Porter dies, aged 84". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ ISBN 9780313289873. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Harris, Rob (16 August 2020). "Melbourne Olympic high jump hero Chilla Porter dies, aged 84". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ISBN 9780521567565. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Chilla Porter". Commonwealth Games Australia. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ 'Remembering Chilla Porter', Liberal Party memorial notice, 17 August 2020, prepared by Jeremy Buxton.
- ^ Lewis, Charlie (14 February 2018). "FEDERAL Hi, this is Christian, he'll be your Attorney-General from now on". Crikey. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Loewenstein, Antony (18 September 2003). "Abbott's slush fund zoo: the Western Australian connection". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Former Olympian appointed head of WAIS". Government of Western Australia. 24 January 1995. Retrieved 16 August 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Going for Gold: Champions From the West (PDF). Western Australian Institute of Sport. 2009. p. 33.
- ^ "Rear window". Australian Financial Review. 6 February 1996. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ABC Australia. 28 February 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Poprzeczny, Joseph (7 July 2012). "Promising WA MP's Canberra bid". News Weekly. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "First Speech: Hon Christian Porter MP". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Tributes flow for Olympic hero Charles 'Chilla' Porter, dead after long battle with cancer". news.com.au. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
External links
- Olympic medal
- Commonwealth Games results
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Porter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.