Bruce Simpson (athlete)

Bruce Simpson

Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	March 6, 1950 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	pole vault
Club	Point Claire

Bruce Simpson (born March 6, 1950) is a retired male pole vaulter from Canada. He set his personal best (5.38 metres) in the men's pole vault on 13 February 1976 at a meet in Toronto.

Simpson finished third behind Kiyoshi Niwa in the pole vault event at the 1970 AAA Championships. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1970	British Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	5th	4.60 m
1971	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	3rd	4.90 m
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	5th	5.20 m
1973	Pacific Conference Games	Toronto, Canada	2nd	5.10 m
1975	Universiade	Rome, Italy	2nd	5.20 m
	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	2nd	5.20 m
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	–	NM
1977	World Cup	Düsseldorf, West Germany	7th	4.90 m 1
	Universiade	Sofia, Bulgaria	10th	5.00 m
	Pacific Conference Games	Canberra, Australia	1st	5.25 m
1978	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada	1st	5.10 m
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	5.15 m
	World Cup	Montreal, Canada	4th	5.20 m 1
1980	Liberty Bell Classic	Philadelphia, United States	4th	5.02 m
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	4th	5.10 m

¹Representing the Americas

References

1. "Howard's final fling brings victory over foreign pair" . Birmingham Daily Post. 8 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Big shock for Ian" . The People. 9 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2025.

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• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruce Simpson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.