Mike Bull

Michael Bull (born 11 September 1946,

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

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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

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}

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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
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
1970	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
1974	British Commonwealth Games	Christchurch, New Zealand	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.
ISSN 0307-1235
. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

ISSN 0261-3077
. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

External links

Michael Bull Track & Field statistics

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Commonwealth Games champions in men's pole vault

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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Commonwealth Games champions in men's decathlon

1966: Roy Williams (NZL)

1970: Geoff Smith (AUS)

1974: Mike Bull (NIR)

1978: Daley Thompson (ENG)

1982: Daley Thompson (ENG)

1986: Daley Thompson (ENG)

1990: Mike Smith (CAN)

1994: Mike Smith (CAN)

1998: Jagan Hames (AUS)

2002: Claston Bernard (JAM)

2006: Dean Macey (ENG)

2010: Jamie Adjetey-Nelson (CAN)

2014: Damian Warner (CAN)

2018: Lindon Victor (GRN)

2022: Lindon Victor (GRN)

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[1] "Mike BULL - Decathlon gold, Pole Vault silver at 1974 Commonwealths Games - Great Britain". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[2] ISSN 0307-1235
. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[3] ISSN 0261-3077
. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

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