Allan Kane (pole vaulter)
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| Born | March 19, 1948 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||
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Allan Kane (born March 19, 1948) is a Canadian former athlete who competed in pole vault.[1]
A native of Burnaby, British Columbia, Kane was a silver medalist in pole vault at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and won Canada's national championship in 1973. He represented Canada in two editions of the Pan American Games, placing sixth at the 1971 Pan American Games and fifth at the 1975 Pan American Games.[2][3]
Kane was a track and field competitor for Simon Fraser University.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alan Kane puts best foot forward". The Vancouver Sun. August 10, 1970.
- ^ "Our pole vault champ explains what happened". The Brandon Sun. July 24, 1970.
- ^ "He speaks his mind ..." The Calgary Albertan. July 16, 1971.
- ^ "Three Records Are Set In N.A.I.A. Track Meet". The New York Times. January 24, 1971.
- ^ "Vaulter ranks highest among SFU's athletes". The Vancouver Sun. March 30, 1971.
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- Canadian male pole vaulters
- Sportspeople from Burnaby
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada
- Simon Fraser Red Leafs men's track and field athletes
- Simon Fraser University alumni
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen