Allah Ditta (15 December 1932 – 20 March 2020) was a Pakistani pole vaulter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Nationality | Pakistani | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1932[1] Panjeri, British India | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 March 2020 (aged 87) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBorn in Panjeri in 1932,[3] Ditta first competed internationally at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Representing Pakistan, he finished in 15th place in the qualifying round of the pole vault event with a height of 4.00 metres.[4]
Two years later at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Ditta won the bronze medal in the pole vault.[5] All three medalists cleared 4.20 metres which equalled the Asian Games record. Two months later at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, Ditta finished fourth in the pole vault with a vault of 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m).[6]
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, he finished in 26th place in the qualifying round of the pole vault clearing the same height as four year previously.[7]
At the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, Ditta won bronze in the pole vault with a height of 4.10 metres.[5] In his final international appearance three months later, Ditta finished in eighth place in the pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia clearing the bar at 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m).[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Profile of Allah Ditta". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Allah Ditta". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "The Golden Age of Pakistani Athletics: The 50s and the 60s | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's pole vault qualifying round". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Asian Games medalists in athletics". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Results of the men's pole vault at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Men's pole vault qualifying round". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Results of the men's pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.