Bruce Simpson (born March 6, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired male pole vaulter from Canada. He set his personal best (5.38 metres) in the men's pole vault on 13 February 1976 at a meet in Toronto.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
1970 British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 5th 4.60 m
1971 Pan American Games Cali, Colombia 3rd 4.90 m
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 5th 5.20 m
1973 Pacific Conference Games Toronto, Canada 2nd 5.10 m
1975 Universiade Rome, Italy 2nd 5.20 m
Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 2nd 5.20 m
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada – NM
1977 World Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany 7th 4.90 m1
Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 10th 5.00 m
Pacific Conference Games Canberra, Australia 1st 5.25 m
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 1st 5.10 m
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st 5.15 m
World Cup Montreal, Canada 4th 5.20 m1
1980 Liberty Bell Classic Philadelphia, United States 4th 5.02 m
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 4th 5.10 m

1Representing the Americas

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruce Simpson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.



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