Geoff Elliott

For the Australian footballer, see Geoff Elliott (footballer).

Geoffrey ("Geoff") Elliott (born 7 April 1931 in Ilford) is a retired male pole vaulter, shot putter and decathlete from England. He set his personal best in the pole vault (4.30 metres) on 28 August 1954 in Bern.

He represented Great Britain in both the pole vault and decathlon events at the 1952 Olympic games in Helsinki.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1954	European Championships	Bern, Switzerland	3rd	Pole vault
	British Empire and Commonwealth Games	Vancouver, Canada	1st	Pole vault
	British Empire and Commonwealth Games	Vancouver, Canada	8th	Shot put
1958	British Empire and Commonwealth Games	Cardiff, Wales	1st	Pole vault

References

Commonwealth Games champions in men's pole vault

1930: Victor Pickard (CAN)
1934: Syl Apps (CAN)
1938: Andries du Plessis (SAF)
1950: Tim Anderson (ENG)
1954–1958: Geoff Elliott (ENG)
1962–1966: Trevor Bickle (AUS)
1970: Mike Bull (NIR)
1974: Don Baird (AUS)
1978: Bruce Simpson (CAN)
1982: Ray Boyd (AUS)
1986: Andy Ashurst (ENG)
1990: Simon Arkell (AUS)
1994: Neil Winter (WAL)
1998: Riaan Botha (RSA)
2002: Okkert Brits (RSA)
2006–2010: Steve Hooker (AUS)
2014: Steven Lewis (ENG)

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