Gordon Smallacombe (10 February 1907 – 1957) was a Canadiantrack 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]
gordon, smallacombe, february, 1907, 1957, canadian, track, field, athlete, competed, jumping, events, torontonian, based, west, ymca, gold, medallist, triple, jump, 1930, british, empire, games, becoming, inaugural, champion, event, with, jump, fact, very, fi. 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 Gordon Smallacombe Medal recordMen s athleticsRepresenting CanadaBritish Empire Games1930 Hamilton Triple jumpHe 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 editYear Competition Venue Position Event Notes1930 British Empire Games Hamilton Canada High jump NM5th Long jump 6 61 m1st Triple jump 14 76 m GRReferences edit Gordon Smallacombe Track and Field Brinkster Retrieved on 2016 03 16 Jamie Bradburn 21 July 2015 The British Empire Games of 1930 Torontoist com Retrieved 30 August 2017 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 nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Canadian athletics and track and field is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon Smallacombe amp oldid 1169890440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
