Trevor Burton (athlete)

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Trevor Burton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1943-01-24) 24 January 1943 (age 82)
Stoke, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
pole vault
ClubCity of Stoke AC
Cheimsford A.C

Trevor P. Burton (born 24 January 1943) is a retired male pole vaulter who competed for England.

Biography

Burton was born in Stoke, England, and educated at St Joseph's College, Stoke-on-Trent. [1]

Burton finished third behind Pentti Nikula in the pole vault event at the 1962 AAA Championships. [2] He was also on the podium at both the 1964 AAA Championships and the 1965 AAA Championships and because he was the leading British athlete was considered the British pole vault champion. [3] [4]

He represented England [5] in the pole vault, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. [6] [7] [8]

He was a member of the City of Stoke Athletic Club and the Chelmsford Athletic Club.

References

  1. ↑ "Senior Boys" . Staffordshire Sentinel. 21 July 1960. Retrieved 4 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Tulloch the Triumphant" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Men's team for Empire Games" . Bristol Evening Post. 11 July 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 9 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  8. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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