Rex Porter
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 29 September 1931 Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 2003 (aged 71) Gloucestershire, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | pole vault |
| Club | Birchfield Harriers |
Stephen Rex Porter (1931–2003) was a male athlete who competed for England.
Biography
[edit]Porter finished third behind Ian Ward in the pole vault event at the 1957 AAA Championships.[1][2]
He represented England in the pole vault at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]
Porter became the British pole vault champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1960 AAA Championships.[5] Two years later he competed in the pole vault again at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.
Porter was a school teacher by trade and worked at various schools including Brewood Grammar School and Cheltenham Grammar School. He was also a rugby player and represented Cheltenham and Gloucestershire.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "AAA Championship results". Weekly Dispatch (London). 14 July 1957. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "13 Gloucester players in County Rugby trial teams". Gloucester Citizen. 11 September 1958. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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