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== Athletics ==
== Athletics ==
At the age of 19, Porter competed for Australia in the high jump at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], finishing second and taking the silver medal with a leap height of 2.10m,<ref name=obit>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/melbourne-olympic-high-jump-hero-chilla-porter-dies-aged-84-20200816-p55mad.html |newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |title=Melbourne Olympic high jump hero Chilla Porter dies, aged 84 |access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> more than 5cm higher than his previous personal best.<ref name="dumas">{{cite book |title=African-American Sports Greats: A Biographical Dictionary |date=1995 |publisher=Greenwood Press |location=United Kingdom |isbn=9780313289873 |page=83 |accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref> American [[Charles Dumas]] won the gold medal, setting an Olympic record of 2.12m, higher than the previous Olympic best by 7 cm.<ref name="dumas"/> The event was known for lasting more than five hours and continuing well into dusk in front of 60,000 fans at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Press|first=Australian Associated|date=2020-08-17|title=Charles Porter: Melbourne Olympics high jump hero dies aged 84|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/aug/17/charles-porter-melbourne-olympics-high-jump-hero-dies-aged-84|access-date=2020-08-18|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Rob|date=2020-08-16|title=Melbourne Olympic high jump hero Chilla Porter dies, aged 84|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/melbourne-olympic-high-jump-hero-chilla-porter-dies-aged-84-20200816-p55mad.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref>
Porter was a high jumper who utilized the [[straddle technique]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Webster |first1=Andrew |last2=Norman |first2=Matt |title=The Peter Norman Story |date=9 October 2018 |publisher=Pan Macmillan Australia |isbn=9781760782870 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Peter_Norman_Story/yy5jDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=chilla+porter&pg=PT11&printsec=frontcover |accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref> the dominant high jump technique before the [[Fosbury Flop]] emerged in the 1960s. At the age of 19, Porter competed for Australia in the high jump at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], finishing second and taking the silver medal with a leap height of 2.10m,<ref name=obit>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/melbourne-olympic-high-jump-hero-chilla-porter-dies-aged-84-20200816-p55mad.html |newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |title=Melbourne Olympic high jump hero Chilla Porter dies, aged 84 |access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> more than 5cm higher than his previous personal best.<ref name="dumas">{{cite book |title=African-American Sports Greats: A Biographical Dictionary |date=1995 |publisher=Greenwood Press |location=United Kingdom |isbn=9780313289873 |page=83 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/African_American_Sports_Greats/cLFhNYLJD-sC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=chilla+porter&pg=PA83&printsec=frontcover|accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref> American [[Charles Dumas]] won the gold medal, setting an Olympic record of 2.12m, higher than the previous Olympic best by 7 cm.<ref name="dumas"/> The event was known for lasting more than five hours and continuing well into dusk in front of 60,000 fans at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Press|first=Australian Associated|date=2020-08-17|title=Charles Porter: Melbourne Olympics high jump hero dies aged 84|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/aug/17/charles-porter-melbourne-olympics-high-jump-hero-dies-aged-84|access-date=2020-08-18|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Rob|date=2020-08-16|title=Melbourne Olympic high jump hero Chilla Porter dies, aged 84|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/melbourne-olympic-high-jump-hero-chilla-porter-dies-aged-84-20200816-p55mad.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref> and was the longest field event in Olympic history.<ref name=obit/> The Australian media heavily covered the event, including the television station [[GTV (Australian TV station)|GTV9]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=McLaren |first1=John |title=Writing in Hope and Fear: Literature as Politics in Postwar Australia |date=1996 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521567565 |page=128 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Writing_in_Hope_and_Fear/-Y2rIPmthSAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=chilla+porter&pg=PA128&printsec=frontcover |accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref> which had just recently begun transmitting.


He also won silver medals in the [[1958 Commonwealth Games|1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] held in [[Cardiff]], UK, with a leap height 2.03m, and in the [[1962 Commonwealth Games|1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in [[Perth]], Australia with a leap height of 2.08m<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Chilla Porter|url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/athletes/chilla-porter/|access-date=17 August 2020|publisher=Commonwealth Games Australia}}</ref>
He also won silver medals in the [[1958 Commonwealth Games|1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] held in [[Cardiff]], UK, with a leap height 2.03m, and in the [[1962 Commonwealth Games|1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in [[Perth]], Australia with a leap height of 2.08m.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Chilla Porter|url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/athletes/chilla-porter/|access-date=17 August 2020|publisher=Commonwealth Games Australia}}</ref>


Between 1955 and 1961, he won seven straight Australian high jump titles and held the national record for six years. He was the first Australian high jump athlete to clear the height of 2.10m.<ref name=":0" />
Between 1955 and 1961, he won seven straight Australian high jump titles and held the national record for six years. He was the first Australian high jump athlete to clear the height of 2.10m.<ref name=":0" />


== Post Athletics Career ==
== Post Athletics Career ==
Porter served as state director of the [[Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division)]].<ref name=obit/> He was appointed chairman of the [[Western Australian Institute of Sport]] (WAIS) by the state Liberal government.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1995/01/Former-Olympian-appointed-head-of-WAIS.aspx|title=Former Olympian appointed head of WAIS|date=24 January 1995|publisher=Government of Western Australia|access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> He held the position from 1995 to 1996 and "was instrumental in WAIS developing a new purpose-built facility at [[Challenge Stadium]]".<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://wais.org.au/images/cms/assets/publications/WAIS%20Going%20for%20Gold.pdf|title=Going for Gold: Champions From the West|publisher=Western Australian Institute of Sport|page=33|year=2009}}</ref>
Porter served as state director of the [[Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division)]] in the 1970s and 80s, and also subsequently served as campaign chairman for the party in the state.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Charlie |title=FEDERAL Hi, this is Christian, he’ll be your Attorney-General from now on |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2018/02/14/christian-porter-the-liberal-golden-boy-taking-over-from-george-brandis/ |accessdate=18 August 2020 |work=[[Crikey]] |date=14 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=obit/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Loewenstein |first1=Antony |title=Abbott's slush fund zoo: the Western Australian connection |url=https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/abbotts-slush-fund-zoo-the-western-australian-connection-20030918-gdhext.html |accessdate=18 August 2020 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=18 September 2003}}</ref> He was appointed chairman of the [[Western Australian Institute of Sport]] (WAIS) by the state Liberal government.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1995/01/Former-Olympian-appointed-head-of-WAIS.aspx|title=Former Olympian appointed head of WAIS|date=24 January 1995|publisher=Government of Western Australia|access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> He held the position from 1995 to 1996 and "was instrumental in WAIS developing a new purpose-built facility at [[Challenge Stadium]]".<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://wais.org.au/images/cms/assets/publications/WAIS%20Going%20for%20Gold.pdf|title=Going for Gold: Champions From the West|publisher=Western Australian Institute of Sport|page=33|year=2009}}</ref> Over the same period, Porter was director of Controlled Marketing, a fundraising firm that managed fundraising for several charities in Western Australia, as well as fundraising for the Liberal Party. The company was criticized for the amount of money that was distributed to the charities after fundraising costs were deducted.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rear window |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/rear-window-19960206-k6rf6 |accessdate=18 August 2020 |work=Australian Financial Review |date=6 February 1996}}</ref> In addition to fundraising, Controlled Marketing was also involved in pre-election [[push poll]]ing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Push Your Vote Our Way |url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/push-your-vote-our-way/3556506 |accessdate=18 August 2020 |work=[[ABC Australia (Southeast Asian TV channel)|ABC Australia]] |date=28 February 1999}}</ref>


He was inducted into the [[Athletics Australia]] Hall of Fame in 2011<ref name=":0" />
He was inducted into the [[Athletics Australia]] Hall of Fame in 2011<ref name=":0" />
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Porter died on 15 August 2020, after a long battle with cancer. He was aged 84.<ref name="obit" /><ref name="newscomau">{{cite news |title=Tributes flow for Olympic hero Charles ‘Chilla’ Porter, dead after long battle with cancer |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/tributes-flow-for-olympic-hero-charles-chilla-porter-dead-after-long-battle-with-cancer/news-story/09fa03b13f3ab94869bf16622bd6de92 |accessdate=16 August 2020 |website=news.com.au |date=16 August 2020 }}</ref>
Porter died on 15 August 2020, after a long battle with cancer. He was aged 84.<ref name="obit" /><ref name="newscomau">{{cite news |title=Tributes flow for Olympic hero Charles ‘Chilla’ Porter, dead after long battle with cancer |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/tributes-flow-for-olympic-hero-charles-chilla-porter-dead-after-long-battle-with-cancer/news-story/09fa03b13f3ab94869bf16622bd6de92 |accessdate=16 August 2020 |website=news.com.au |date=16 August 2020 }}</ref>


His son [[Christian Porter]] is the [[Attorney-General of Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=First Speech: Hon Christian Porter MP |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Members/FirstSpeeches/Porter |publisher=Parliament of Australia |accessdate=2015-11-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001225111/http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Members/FirstSpeeches/Porter |archivedate=1 October 2015 }}</ref>
His son [[Christian Porter]] is the [[Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division)|Liberal]] member for [[Division of Pearce|Pearce]] in [[Western Australia]] in the [[Australian House of Representatives]],<ref name="wn">{{cite news|url=http://newsweekly.com.au/article.php?id=5242|newspaper=[[News Weekly]]|date=7 July 2012|accessdate=18 August 2020|first= Joseph|last=Poprzeczny|title=Promising WA MP's Canberra bid}}</ref> as well as the [[Attorney-General of Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=First Speech: Hon Christian Porter MP |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Members/FirstSpeeches/Porter |publisher=Parliament of Australia |accessdate=2015-11-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001225111/http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Members/FirstSpeeches/Porter |archivedate=1 October 2015 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:36, 18 August 2020

Chilla Porter
Personal information
Full nameCharles Michael Porter
NicknameChilla
Born(1936-01-11)11 January 1936
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died15 August 2020(2020-08-15) (aged 84)
Innaloo, Western Australia
EducationAnglican Church Grammar School
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne High jump
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1958 Cardiff High jump
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth High jump

Charles Michael "Chilla" Porter (11 January 1936 – 15 August 2020) was an Australian athlete and political figure. He won a silver medal in the high jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He later served as director of the Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division).

Early Life

Porter was born in Brisbane, the son of Charles Robert Porter who was a Queensland state Liberal MP between 1966 and 1980 and served in the ministry of Joh Bjelke-Petersen.[1] He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School.[2]

Athletics

Porter was a high jumper who utilized the straddle technique,[3] the dominant high jump technique before the Fosbury Flop emerged in the 1960s. At the age of 19, Porter competed for Australia in the high jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, finishing second and taking the silver medal with a leap height of 2.10m,[4] more than 5cm higher than his previous personal best.[5] American Charles Dumas won the gold medal, setting an Olympic record of 2.12m, higher than the previous Olympic best by 7 cm.[5] The event was known for lasting more than five hours and continuing well into dusk in front of 60,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground,[6][7] and was the longest field event in Olympic history.[4] The Australian media heavily covered the event, including the television station GTV9,[8] which had just recently begun transmitting.

He also won silver medals in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Cardiff, UK, with a leap height 2.03m, and in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia with a leap height of 2.08m.[9]

Between 1955 and 1961, he won seven straight Australian high jump titles and held the national record for six years. He was the first Australian high jump athlete to clear the height of 2.10m.[9]

Post Athletics Career

Porter served as state director of the Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division) in the 1970s and 80s, and also subsequently served as campaign chairman for the party in the state.[10][4][11] He was appointed chairman of the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) by the state Liberal government.[12] He held the position from 1995 to 1996 and "was instrumental in WAIS developing a new purpose-built facility at Challenge Stadium".[13] Over the same period, Porter was director of Controlled Marketing, a fundraising firm that managed fundraising for several charities in Western Australia, as well as fundraising for the Liberal Party. The company was criticized for the amount of money that was distributed to the charities after fundraising costs were deducted.[14] In addition to fundraising, Controlled Marketing was also involved in pre-election push polling.[15]

He was inducted into the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame in 2011[9]

Porter died on 15 August 2020, after a long battle with cancer. He was aged 84.[4][16]

His son Christian Porter is the Liberal member for Pearce in Western Australia in the Australian House of Representatives,[17] as well as the Attorney-General of Australia.[18]

References

  1. ^ Poprzeczny, Joseph (7 July 2012). "Promising WA MP's Canberra bid". News Weekly. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
  3. ^ Webster, Andrew; Norman, Matt (9 October 2018). The Peter Norman Story. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 9781760782870. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Melbourne Olympic high jump hero Chilla Porter dies, aged 84". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b African-American Sports Greats: A Biographical Dictionary. United Kingdom: Greenwood Press. 1995. p. 83. ISBN 9780313289873. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. ^ Press, Australian Associated (17 August 2020). "Charles Porter: Melbourne Olympics high jump hero dies aged 84". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. ^ Harris, Rob (16 August 2020). "Melbourne Olympic high jump hero Chilla Porter dies, aged 84". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. ^ McLaren, John (1996). Writing in Hope and Fear: Literature as Politics in Postwar Australia. Cambridge University Press. p. 128. ISBN 9780521567565. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Chilla Porter". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  10. ^ Lewis, Charlie (14 February 2018). "FEDERAL Hi, this is Christian, he'll be your Attorney-General from now on". Crikey. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  11. ^ Loewenstein, Antony (18 September 2003). "Abbott's slush fund zoo: the Western Australian connection". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Former Olympian appointed head of WAIS". Government of Western Australia. 24 January 1995. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  13. ^ Going for Gold: Champions From the West (PDF). Western Australian Institute of Sport. 2009. p. 33.
  14. ^ "Rear window". Australian Financial Review. 6 February 1996. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Push Your Vote Our Way". ABC Australia. 28 February 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Tributes flow for Olympic hero Charles 'Chilla' Porter, dead after long battle with cancer". news.com.au. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  17. ^ Poprzeczny, Joseph (7 July 2012). "Promising WA MP's Canberra bid". News Weekly. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  18. ^ "First Speech: Hon Christian Porter MP". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

External links

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