Colin Fletcher (pole vaulter)

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Colin Fletcher
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc.1935 [1]
Wales
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Pole vault
ClubBridgend Athletics Club

Colin K. Fletcher (born c.1935) is a former track and field athlete from Wales, who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Fletcher was a member of the Bridgend Athletics Club [2] and in June 1958 he represented South Wales against North Wales in a warm up event before the Empire Games, finishing third in the pole vault event. [3] He also finished runner-up behind John Neill in the pole vault event at the 1958 AAA Welsh championships. [4]

He represented the 1958 Welsh team [5] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [6] where he participated in one event; [7] the pole vault event. [8]

He held the Welsh pole vault title for five consecutive years from 1953 to 1957 and was a Welsh record holder with a jump of 12 feet 1 inch. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "They wear the Red Dragon" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Three athletic records go" . Western Mail. 30 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "A.A.A. Results" . Western Mail. 23 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Britain's sprint hope in two Games events" . Derby Daily Telegraph. 25 June 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "British Empire and Commonwealth Games". Rugby Relics. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
  9. ↑ "Athletics Team" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 33. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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