Allah Ditta (pole vaulter) explained

Allah Ditta
Fullname:Allah Ditta
Nationality:Pakistani
Birth Date:15 December 1932[1]
Birth Place:Panjeri, British India
Height:179 cm
Weight:79 kg
Country:Pakistan
Sport:Athletics
Event:Pole vault

Allah Ditta (15 December 1932  - 20 March 2020) was a Pakistani pole vaulter who competed in two Olympic Games.[2]

Born in Panjeri, Ditta first competed internationally at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Representing Pakistan, he finished in 15th place in the qualifying round of the pole vault event with a height of 4.00 metres.[3] Two years later at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Ditta won the bronze medal in the pole vault.[4] All three medalists cleared 4.20 metres which equalled the Asian Games record. Two months later at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, Ditta finished fourth in the pole vault with a vault of 13feet.[5] At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, he finished in 26th place in the qualifying round of the pole vault clearing the same height as four year previously.[6] At the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, Ditta won bronze in the pole vault with a height of 4.10 metres.[4] In his final international appearance three months later, Ditta finished in eighth place in the pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia clearing the bar at 13feet.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Allah Ditta. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053458/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/allah-ditta-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports Reference. 28 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Allah Ditta . Olympedia . 20 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's pole vault qualifying round. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054446/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/ATH/mens-pole-vault-qualifying-round.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference. 28 February 2015.
  4. Web site: Asian Games medalists in athletics. gbrathletics.com. 28 February 2015.
  5. Web site: Results of the men's pole vault at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. CGF. 28 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144151/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3034&sportid=1475. 2 April 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Men's pole vault qualifying round. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054448/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ATH/mens-pole-vault-qualifying-round.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference. 28 February 2015.
  7. Web site: Results of the men's pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. CGF. 28 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113039/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1475. 2 April 2015. dead. dmy-all.