Kevin Hughes (pole vaulter)

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Kevin Hughes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1973-04-30) 30 April 1973 (age 52)
Rochford, Essex, England
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Club Enfield and Haringey AC

Kevin Michael Hughes (born 30 April 1973) is a British former athlete who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Hughes represented Great Britain in the men's pole vault competition. [2]

Hughes represented England in the pole vault event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [3] [4] Four years later he represented England again in the pole vault at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [5]

Hughes was a three-times British pole vault champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1998 AAA Championships, [6] the 1999 AAA Championships and the 2000 AAA Championships. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kevin Hughes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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