Bruce Simpson (athlete)

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
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 m^1
	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 m^1
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.