Mike Colin Campbell
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | Q2. 1943 London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | high jump |
| Club | Hillingdon AC |
Michael Colin Campbell (born Q2. 1943) is a male former athlete who competed for England.
Biography
[edit]Campbell was educated at University of Leicester[1] and was a member of the Hillingdon AC and was a six times South of England champion.
Campbell finished fourth at the 1968 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete in the high jump event was considered the British high jump champion.[2] He then finished third behind Kenneth Lundmark at the 1969 AAA Championships[3] before winning the title outright at the 1971 AAA Championships with a jump of 2.04m.[4]
He was selected for England and he represented England in the high jump, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5][6][7]
After athletics, Campbell was a lecturer in Photographic Technology at the Kodak International Photographic School in Harrow and taught photography and documentary film production at the Salisbury College of Art from 1971 -1978.[8] Later he emigrated to the United States.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Long jumper Lynn wants to return". Leicester Daily Mercury. 8 May 1967. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "White City results". The People. 3 August 1969. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ a b "Michael Colin Campbell". Michael Campbell. Retrieved 15 May 2025.