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Michael (Mike) Bull (born 11 September 1946, Belfast, Northern Ireland)[1] is a retired male pole vaulter and decathlete from Northern Ireland. He set his personal best in the pole vault (5.25 metres) on 22 September 1973 at a meet in London.

Athletics career

Bull first achieved success in 1966, winning silver for the pole vault at the Commonwealth Games.[2] Then in 1970, he won gold at the Commonwealth Games.[citation needed] He appeared in 69 internationals for Great Britain and Northern Ireland[citation needed] and captained the team on numerous[quantify] occasions.[citation needed] In 1991, he won the World Masters (over 40) pole vault in Finland.[citation needed]

Fitness and sport work

Upon retirement from professional athletics, Bull lectured on sports studies[citation needed] and provided sports commentary for UTV (Ulster Television).[citation needed] He opened his own gym in Dufferin Avenue, Bangor, County Down (Northern Ireland), Mike Bull's Health Gym[citation needed] (now Paul's Gym), and was a fitness adviser for the Irish Rugby Football Union.[citation needed]

Honours

In 2012, Dr Mike Bull was awarded the OBE by the Queen for services to sport and charity.[3]

In 2014, Mike Bull was awarded the accolade of "Britain's Greatest Ever Pole-vaulter" in World renowned athletics magazine Athletics Weekly by leading statistician Mel Watman.[citation needed]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston, Jamaica 2nd Pole vault
1969 European Championships Athens, Greece 7th Pole vault
1970 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 7th Pole vault
British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 1st Pole vault
1972 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 6th Pole vault
1974 British Commonwealth Games Christchurch, New Zealand 2nd Pole vault
1st Decathlon
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada NM Pole vault

References

  1. ^ "Mike BULL - Decathlon gold, Pole Vault silver at 1974 Commonwealths Games - Great Britain". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Fitness guru Bull set for Spain move". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ Staff, The Guardian (15 June 2012). "Queen's birthday honours list 2012: OBE". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 June 2019.



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