James Campbell (pole vaulter)

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James Campbell
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1901-11-04)4 November 1901 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
Died	2 July 1975(1975-07-02) (aged 73) Dublin, Ireland
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	University of Cambridge

James Harper Poynter Campbell also known as John Campbell (4 November 1901 – 2 July 1975) was a British athlete, who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Career

Campbell finished second behind Donald Sumner in the pole jump event at the 1924 AAA Championships.^[2]^[3]^[4] Shortly afterwards he was selected for the British team at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris where he finished equal 15th in qualifying during the men's pole vault event.^[5]

Campbell finished third behind Franklin Kelley in the pole jump event at the 1926 AAA Championships.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "James Campbell". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "To-day's Athletics". Gloucestershire Echo. 21 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James Campbell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

James Campbell at Olympedia

v t e 1924 Great Britain Olympic Athletics Team
Men's track & road athletes	Harold Abrahams H. B. Stallard John Benham Frederick Blackett Halland Britton David Burghley Guy Butler Arthur Clark Ernest Clark Charles Clibbon David Cummings Cyril Ellis Arthur Farrimond Sam Ferris Fred Gaby Gordon Goodwin Ernie Harper Eric Harrison Harry Houghton Charles Johnston Herbert Johnston Ernest Letherland Eric Liddell Douglas Lowe Thomas Matthewman Bertram Macdonald Jack McKenna Albert Mills Evelyn Montague Edgar Mountain Sidney Newey Wilfred Nichol Leopold Partridge Walter Porter Walter Rangeley George Renwick Richard Ripley Lancelot Royle Frank Saunders William Seagrove Arthur Sewell Sonny Spencer Ralph Starr Wilfrid Tatham Edward Toms Gordon Watts George Webber Eddie Webster Joseph Williams Dunky Wright
Men's field athletes	Charles Beckwith James Campbell Jock Dalrymple Henri Dauban de Silhouette Robert Dickinson Jack Higginson Crawford Kerr Harold Langley Chris MacKintosh Malcolm Nokes John Odde Donald Slack Percy Spark Arthur Willis Rex Woods

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