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'''Michael ("Mike") Scott Tully''' (born October 21, 1956) is an American [[pole vault]]er. He represented the United States twice in the Olympics, earning a silver in 1984, and held the American pole vault record from 1984 to 1985.
'''Michael Scott Tully''' (born October 21, 1956) is an American [[pole vault]]er. He represented the United States twice in the Olympics, earning a silver in 1984, and held the American pole vault record from 1984 to 1985.


==Early career==
==Early career==
He was born in [[Long Beach, California]].<ref name=sref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/mike-tully-1.html sports-reference]</ref> Tully went to college at [[UCLA]] and was the [[NCAA]] champion in the pole vault in 1978 with a height of 5.53 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ncaa.htm|title=NCAA Division I Championships (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=21 December 2010}}</ref> He won three national titles in 1977, 1979 and 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usa2.htm|title=United States Championships (Men 1943-)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=21 December 2010}}</ref> He also took the [[AAA Championships]] in 1976 and 1979 and the French championship in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm|title=AAA Championships (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=21 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/fra.htm|title=United States Championships (Men 1943-)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=21 December 2010}}</ref>
Born in [[Long Beach, California]],<ref name=sref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/mike-tully-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173900/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/mike-tully-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> he went to college at [[UCLA]] and was the [[NCAA]] champion in the pole vault in 1978 with a height of 5.53 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ncaa.htm|title=NCAA Division I Championships (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=21 December 2010}}</ref> He won three national titles in 1977, 1979 and 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usa2.htm|title=United States Championships (Men 1943-)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=21 December 2010}}</ref> He also took the [[AAA Championships]] in 1976 and 1979 and the French championship in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm|title=AAA Championships (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=21 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/fra.htm|title=United States Championships (Men 1943-)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=21 December 2010}}</ref>


He enjoyed great success at the [[Mt. SAC Relays]], winning four pole vault titles, each at a meet record height. His last victory came at a height exactly one foot higher than the first. He also holds the distinction of being the first vaulter to clear 18 feet in the competition. His efforts earned him the honor of induction into the Mt. SAC relays hall of fame in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtsacrelays.com/archives/HallFame/Tully.htm |title=Mike Tully |accessdate=2011-03-18 |work=Mt. SAC Hall of Fame }}</ref>
He enjoyed great success at the [[Mt. SAC Relays]], winning four pole vault titles, each at a meet record height. His last victory came at a height exactly one foot higher than the first. He also holds the distinction of being the first vaulter to clear 18 feet in the competition. His efforts earned him the honor of induction into the Mt. SAC relays hall of fame in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtsacrelays.com/archives/HallFame/Tully.htm |title=Mike Tully |access-date=2011-03-18 |work=Mt. SAC Hall of Fame }}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Tully won the first two World Cup competitions, the [[1977 IAAF World Cup|1977]] and [[1979 IAAF World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wp.htm|title=IAAF World Cup in Athletics|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=8 September 2010}}</ref> He competed at the [[1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault|1983 World Championships]] without registering a valid mark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/world/1983/Men_Pole_Vault.html|title=Men Pole Vault World Championship 1983 Helsinki (FIN)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=21 December 2010}}</ref> In a one month period in 1984 he raised the [[American records in track and field|American record]] three times by a total of almost three inches.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} He concluded the season with a silver medal at the [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault|1984 Olympic Games]].<ref name=sref/> He took the American record from [[Jeff Buckingham]],<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | title= Pole-Vault Mark Is Set by Tully | date=May 21, 1984 | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E5D8163BF932A15756C0A962948260 | work =The New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-20 }}</ref> but his national record was broken in 1985.
Tully won the first two World Cup competitions, the [[1977 IAAF World Cup|1977]] and [[1979 IAAF World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wp.htm|title=IAAF World Cup in Athletics|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=8 September 2010}}</ref> He qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott]]. Tully did however receive one of 461 [[List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients|Congressional Gold Medal]]s created especially for the spurned athletes.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Caroccioli|first1=Tom|last2=Caroccioli|first2=Jerry|title=Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games|date=2008 |publisher=New Chapter Press|location=Highland Park, IL|isbn=978-0942257403|pages=243–253}}</ref> He competed at the [[1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault|1983 World Championships]] without registering a valid mark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/world/1983/Men_Pole_Vault.html|title=Men Pole Vault World Championship 1983 Helsinki (FIN)|publisher=Todor Krastev|access-date=21 December 2010}}</ref> In a one-month period in 1984 he raised the [[American records in track and field|American record]] three times by a total of almost three inches.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} He concluded the season with a silver medal at the [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault|1984 Olympic Games]].<ref name=sref /> He took the American record from [[Jeff Buckingham]],<ref>{{cite news | title= Pole-Vault Mark Is Set by Tully | date=May 21, 1984 | url =https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E5D8163BF932A15756C0A962948260 | work =The New York Times | access-date = 2007-04-20 }}</ref> but his national record was broken in 1985.


At the Pan American Games he won gold medals in [[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983]] and [[Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987 Pan American Games]], both times with championship records, first 5.45 metres then 5.71 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/pag.htm|title=Pan American Games|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=8 September 2010}}</ref> He also finished fourth at the [[1986 Goodwill Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/olim/Goodwill_1986/Men_Athletics.html|title=Men Athletics Goodwiil Games Moscva (URS) 1986|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=21 December 2010}}</ref>
At the Pan American Games he won gold medals in [[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983]] and [[Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987 Pan American Games]], both times with championship records, first 5.45 metres then 5.71 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/pag.htm|title=Pan American Games|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=8 September 2010}}</ref> He also finished fourth at the [[1986 Goodwill Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/olim/Goodwill_1986/Men_Athletics.html |title=Men Athletics Goodwiil Games Moscva (URS) 1986 |publisher=Todor Krastev |access-date=21 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727080214/http://todor66.com/olim/Goodwill_1986/Men_Athletics.html |archive-date=27 July 2012 }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 18:47, 23 November 2024

Mike Tully
Personal information
Full nameMichael Scott Tully
BornOctober 21, 1956 (1956-10-21) (age 68)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Pole vault
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Pole vault
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Pole vault

Michael Scott Tully (born October 21, 1956) is an American pole vaulter. He represented the United States twice in the Olympics, earning a silver in 1984, and held the American pole vault record from 1984 to 1985.

Early career

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Born in Long Beach, California,[1] he went to college at UCLA and was the NCAA champion in the pole vault in 1978 with a height of 5.53 metres.[2] He won three national titles in 1977, 1979 and 1986.[3] He also took the AAA Championships in 1976 and 1979 and the French championship in 1977.[4][5]

He enjoyed great success at the Mt. SAC Relays, winning four pole vault titles, each at a meet record height. His last victory came at a height exactly one foot higher than the first. He also holds the distinction of being the first vaulter to clear 18 feet in the competition. His efforts earned him the honor of induction into the Mt. SAC relays hall of fame in 1994.[6]

International career

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Tully won the first two World Cup competitions, the 1977 and 1979 IAAF World Cup.[7] He qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. Tully did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[8] He competed at the 1983 World Championships without registering a valid mark.[9] In a one-month period in 1984 he raised the American record three times by a total of almost three inches.[citation needed] He concluded the season with a silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games.[1] He took the American record from Jeff Buckingham,[10] but his national record was broken in 1985.

At the Pan American Games he won gold medals in 1983 and 1987 Pan American Games, both times with championship records, first 5.45 metres then 5.71 metres.[11] He also finished fourth at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Tully". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  3. ^ "United States Championships (Men 1943-)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  5. ^ "United States Championships (Men 1943-)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Mike Tully". Mt. SAC Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  7. ^ "IAAF World Cup in Athletics". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  8. ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  9. ^ "Men Pole Vault World Championship 1983 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  10. ^ "Pole-Vault Mark Is Set by Tully". The New York Times. May 21, 1984. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  11. ^ "Pan American Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  12. ^ "Men Athletics Goodwiil Games Moscva (URS) 1986". Todor Krastev. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Season's best performance, men's pole vault
1978 		Succeeded by
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