Gordon Smallacombe
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| British Empire Games | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 1930 Hamilton | Triple jump |
Gordon Smallacombe (10 February 1907 – 1957) was a Canadian track and field athlete who competed in jumping events.[1] A Torontonian based out of the West End YMCA, he was the gold medallist in the triple jump at the 1930 British Empire Games, becoming the inaugural champion in the event with a jump of 14.76 m (48 ft 5 in). It was in fact the very first gold medal won in the history of the British Empire (later Commonwealth) Games.[2] He remains the only Canadian man to win that title.[3] At the games, he also competed in the high jump (failing to record a mark) and in the long jump, taking fifth place with a jump of 6.61 m (21 ft 8 in).[4]
He won three titles at the Canadian Track and Field Championships, being high jump champion in 1929 and double champion in 1930 in the long and triple jump.[5]
International competitions
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1930 | British Empire Games | Hamilton, Canada | — | High jump | NM |
| 5th | Long jump | 6.61 m | |||
| 1st | Triple jump | 14.76 m GR |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Gordon Smallacombe. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
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- ^ Commonwealth Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
- ^ Gordon Smallacombe. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
- ^ Canadian Championships Medallists 1900-2012. Athletics Canada. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's triple jump | |
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- 1907 births
- 1957 deaths
- Canadian men long jumpers
- Canadian men high jumpers
- Canadian men triple jumpers
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs