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 Paul Burgess 

Paul Burgess

At the Olympic Games in Beijing the experienced ‘Budgie’ cleared 5.45m on his first attempt after passing the first two heights. He went on to clear 5.55m on his second attempt and that is where he exited the pool, placing equal 16th in the overall standings.

Although selected to the world championships team bound for Berlin Paul was forced to withdraw due to injury.

Date of Birth:
14.08.1979
Discipline:
Pole Vault
Occupation:
Athlete/student
Height:
184cm
Weight:
83kg
State:
WA
Coach:
Alex Parnov
Previous Coaches:
Steve Rippon
Scholarship:
WAIS
Club:
Stirling Swans
Place of Birth/Residence:
Perth, WA
Marital Status
Single

 Further Information 

Competition Stats

 

 

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Pole vault: 1996 – 1st (U18) 2nd (U20), 1997 – 1st (U18) 1st (U20) 2nd (open), 1998 – 1st (U20) 3rd (open), 1999 - 2nd, 2000 - 1st, 1st (Olympic Trials), 2001 – 2nd, 2002 – 1st, 2003 – 3rd, 2004 – 5th, 2005 - 1st, 2006 – 1st, 2007 - 4th (2nd Australian)

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Commonwealth Games: 1998 – 2nd (5.50m), 2002 – 2nd (5.70m), 2006 – NH
Olympic Games: 2000 - qual round (5.55m), 2004 – 11th 5.55m (qual 5.70m), 2008 – qual round (5.55m)
World Cup: 1998 – 7th, 2002 5th (5.20m)
World junior championships: 1996 – 1st, 1998 equal 3rd (5.20m)
East Asian Games: 2001 – 2nd (5.50m)
World indoor championships: 2003 - NH, 2004 - qual round (5.45m)
World championships: 2005 - withdrew injured, 2007 - qual round (5.40m)

ANNUAL PROGRESSION:

1994 3.90m
1995 5.25m
1996 5.35m
1997 5.51m
1998 5.60m
1999 5.50m
2000 5.60m
2001 5.71m
2002 5.75m
2003 5.55m
2004 5.77m
2005 6.00m
2006 5.92m
2007 5.91m
2008 5.61m

EVENTS/PERSONAL BESTS:
Pole vault: 6.00m - Perth, 26/02/05

RECORD(S):
National Indoor record - pole vault: 5.80m - Donetsk (UKR), 12/02/06
Australian Allcomers record - pole vault: 6.00m - Perth, 26/02/05
National Under 20 record - pole vault: 5.60m - Perth, 7/02/98

 


Interesting Facts

Paul won a silver medal as a 13-year-old at the national gymnastics championships. His hobbies include surfing and playing the guitar. His coach Alex Parnov has a pole vault PB of 5.82m, which ranked him sixth in the world in 1985.