Jeff Buckingham

American pole vaulter

Jeff Buckingham

Buckingham in 1983

Personal information

Born

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

Spouse

Terri^[1]^[2]^[a]

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^[3] (born 1959/1960)^[4]^[b] is an American pole vaulter.

Life and career

Buckingham was born in Gardner, Kansas.^[5] He was a Kansas Jayhawks pole vaulter.^[6]^[c]

Buckingham competed at the 1983 Pan American Games, winning a silver medal in the men's pole vault event in athletics.^[7]

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.
^ "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.
^ "Jeff Buckingham signs KU letter". Olathe News. Olathe, Kansas. April 13, 1978. p. 6. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ "1983 Pan American Games: Athletics Results", Pan American Games

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^{Note 1}: G.B. Quinn

1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union

1888^{Note 1}: 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^{2020 OT}: Chris Nilsen

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.