Victor Pickard

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Vic Pickard

Victor Pickard at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Victor Willoughby Pickard
Born October 23, 1903
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died January 11, 2001 (aged 97)
Miami, Florida, United States
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1924, 1928

Victor Willoughby "Vic" Pickard (October 23, 1903 – January 11, 2001) was a Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he finished fifth the pole vault event and 28th in the javelin throw competition. Four years later he finished fourth in the pole vault contest. Pickard won the pole vault event at the 1930 British Empire Games.

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