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American pole vaulter

Jeff Buckingham

Buckingham in 1983

Personal information

Born

1959 or 1960 (age 64–65)
Gardner, Kansas, U.S.

Spouse

Terri

Sport

Country

United States

Sport

Athletics

Event

Pole vault

Medal record

Representing United States

Pan American Games
Athletics
	1983 Caracas	Men's pole vault

Jeff Buckingham (born 1959/1960) is an American pole vaulter.

Life and career

Buckingham was born in Gardner, Kansas. He was a Kansas Jayhawks pole vaulter.

Buckingham competed at the 1983 Pan American Games, winning the silver medal in the men's pole vault event.

Notes

Buckingham's spouse whose named Terri is mentioned in the (Whatever Happened To?) section
Buckingham was 23 years old in 1983
Below the picture, it’s mentioned that Buckingham was a Kansas Jayhawks pole vaulter

References

"Portrait of a record". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. February 7, 1983. p. 9. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
"Former record holder still longs for competition: Whatever Happened To?". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. June 11, 1990. p. 22. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
"Jeff Buckingham signs KU letter". Olathe News. Olathe, Kansas. April 13, 1978. p. 6. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
United Press International (July 17, 1983). "U.S. Mark Set at 18-10 3/4 In Outdoor Pole Vault". The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
The Sony Tape Guide to Who's who in the 1984 Olympics. Pelham. 1984. p. 72. ISBN 9780720715194 – via Google Books.
"Kansan bucks for Big Eight indoor title: Jeff Buckingham hopes to fly higher than ever in a pole vault". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. February 25, 1983. p. 21. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
"1983 Pan American Games: Athletics Results", Pan American Games

v t e US National Championship winners in men's pole vault
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1877: George McNichol 1878: Alfred Ing
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879–81: William Van Houten 1882: B.F. Richardson 1883–86: Hugh Baxter 1887: Tom Ray (GBR) & Hugh Baxter 1888: G.B. Quinn
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888: Lincoln Godshall 1889: Lat Stones (GBR) & D.F. O'Brien 1890: Walter Rodenbaugh 1891–92: Theodore Luce 1893–94: Christian Buchholz 1895: Hermann Thomas 1896: Franklin Allis 1897: Jesse Hurlburt 1898: Raymond Clapp 1899: Irving Baxter 1900: Bascom Johnson 1901: Charles Dvorak 1902: August Anderson 1903: Charles Dvorak 1904: H.L. Gardner 1905: Roy Heater 1906: LeRoy Samse 1907: Ed Cook 1908: William Halpenny (CAN) & Claude Allen 1909: Roy Paulding 1910: Harry Babcock 1911: Ed Cook, Frank Coyle & Sam Bellah 1912: Harry Babcock 1913: Stanley Wagoner 1914: Ken Curtis 1915: Sam Bellah 1916: Sherman Landers 1917: Edward Knourek 1918: Carl Buck 1919–20: Frank Foss 1921–22: Edward Knourek 1923–24: Edwin Myers 1925: Harry Smith 1926: Paul Harrington 1927–28: Lee Barnes 1929–30: Fred Sturdy 1931: Jack Wool 1932: Bill Graber 1933: Keith Brown & Matt Gordy 1934: Keith Brown, Bill Graber & Wirt Thompson 1935: Earle Meadows & Bill Sefton 1936: George Varoff 1937: Bill Sefton 1938: Cornelius Warmerdam 1939: George Varoff 1940–44: Cornelius Warmerdam 1945: Boo Morcom & Robert Phelps 1946: Irving Moore 1947: Boo Morcom 1948: Boo Morcom & Bob Richards 1949–51: Bob Richards 1952: Bob Richards & Don Laz 1953: Don Laz & George Mattos 1954–57: Bob Richards 1958: Ron Morris 1959: Don Bragg 1960: Aubrey Dooley 1961–62: Ron Morris 1963: Brian Sternberg 1964: Fred Hansen 1965: John Pennel 1966: Bob Seagren 1967: Paul Wilson 1968: Dick Railsback 1969–70: Bob Seagren 1971: Jan Johnson 1972: Dave Roberts 1973: Mike Cotton 1974: Dave Roberts 1975: Don Baird (AUS) * Terry Porter 1976: Earl Bell 1977: Mike Tully 1978: Dan Ripley 1979: Mike Tully
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Tom Hintnaus 1981: Billy Olson 1982: Dan Ripley & Billy Olson 1983: Jeff Buckingham 1984: Earl Bell 1985: Joe Dial 1986: Mike Tully 1987: Joe Dial 1988–89: Kory Tarpenning 1990: Earl Bell 1991–92: Tim Bright
1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993–95: Scott Huffman 1996–97: Lawrence Johnson 1998–99: Jeff Hartwig 2000–01: Lawrence Johnson 2002–03: Jeff Hartwig 2004: Tim Mack 2005: Brad Walker 2006: Russ Buller 2007: Brad Walker 2008: Derek Miles 2009: Brad Walker 2010: Mark Hollis 2011: Derek Miles 2012–13: Brad Walker 2014–19: Sam Kendricks 2020 not held 2021: Chris Nilsen 2022-23: Chris Nilsen 2024: Sam Kendricks
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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