Rex Porter

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Rex Porter
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NationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Born29 September 1931
Gloucestershire
Died2003 (aged 71)
Gloucestershire

Stephen Rex Porter (1931-2003), was a male athlete who competed for England.

Athletics career

He represented England in the pole vault at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. [1] [2]

Four years later he competed in the pole vault again at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.

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References

  1. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "1958 Athletes". Team England.