Victor Pickard Explained

Vic Pickard
Fullname:Victor Willoughby Pickard
Birth Date:October 23, 1903
Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Death Date:January 11, 2001 (aged 97)
Death Place:Miami, Florida, United States
Height:1.79m (05.87feet)
Sport:Athletics
Olympics:1924, 1928
Show-Medals:yes

Victor Willoughby 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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Victor Pickard . Olympedia . 29 September 2021.