About Gordon Smallacombe
Lived 1907 – 1957 (aged 49–50). Gordon Smallacombe was a Canadian athletics competitor and high jumper.
Gordon Smallacombe (10 February 1907 – 1957) was a Canadian track and field athlete who competed in jumping events. A Torontonian based out of the West End YMCA, he was the gold medallist in the triple jump at the 1930 British Empire Games, becoming the inaugural champion in the event with a jump of . It was in fact the very first gold medal won in the history of the British Empire (later Commonwealth) Games. He remains the only Canadian man to win that title. At the games, he also competed in the high jump (failing to record a mark) and in the long jump, taking fifth place with a jump of .
He won three titles at the Canadian Track and Field Championships, being high jump champion in 1929 and double champion in 1930 in the long and triple jump.
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Who was Gordon Smallacombe?
Canadian triple jumper
When was Gordon Smallacombe born?
Gordon Smallacombe was born on 10 February 1907.
When did Gordon Smallacombe die?
Gordon Smallacombe died in 1957.
What was Gordon Smallacombe's occupation?
Gordon Smallacombe was an athletics competitor and high jumper.
What nationality was Gordon Smallacombe?
Gordon Smallacombe was Canadian.
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