Mike Tully
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1984 Los Angeles | Pole vault |
| Pan American Games | ||
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1983 Caracas | Pole vault |
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1987 Indianapolis | Pole vault |
Michael ("Mike") 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
He was born in Long Beach, California.[1] Tully 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
Tully won the first two World Cup competitions, the 1977 and 1979 IAAF World Cup.[7] He competed at the 1983 World Championships without registering a valid mark.[8] 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,[9] 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.[10] He also finished fourth at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[11]
In addition to his achievements in pole vaulting, Tully is also an accomplished Quake 2 Capture the Flag player. He frequently plays at the ACME CTF Last Resort server. Among the Q2CTF community, Tully is best known by the nickname “Lydia”, which he uses in honor of his daughter Lydia. However, Tully frequently uses various aliases in order to disguise his identity while consuming massive amounts of Natural Light beer, thus taking the pressure off keeping up his reputation as an achieved CTF player. Tully’s skill as a player has been a topic of significant debate. For years, Tully’s mediocre performance drew much criticism from other players, such as assholes like Riles and h0ps. However, over time Tully’s skills as a player grew and his new found ability to whore the quad damage has led to more recent success.
References
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- ^ "NCAA Division I Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "United States Championships (Men 1943-)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "AAA Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "United States Championships (Men 1943-)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Mike Tully". Mt. SAC Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ "IAAF World Cup in Athletics". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "Men Pole Vault World Championship 1983 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Pole-Vault Mark Is Set by Tully". The New York Times. May 21, 1984. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Pan American Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "Men Athletics Goodwiil Games Moscva (URS) 1986". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
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