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.
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