Dean Starkey

Dean Starkey
Personal information
Born	March 27, 1967 (age 59); Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record
Representing United States
World Championships
Summer Universiade

Dean Starkey (born March 27, 1967) is an American pole vaulter. His personal best is 5.92 meters, and he won a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships. Starkey broke the record for most vaults over 19-feet by an American in 1994 when he leaped over the barrier seven times. Starkey competed for the Illinois Fighting Illini track and field team.

Results

1999: best of 18–4.5... tied for 7th at USA Outdoors (18–0.5).
1998: best of 18–8.25...3rd at USA Outdoors (18–6.5)...5th in Goodwill Games (18–4.5)...ranked #4 U.S. by T&FN.
1997: best of 19–4.75...tied for 5th at USA Indoor (18–8.25)...2nd in USA Outdoors (19–2.25)...bronze in World Champs (19–4.75)...ranked #9 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN.
1996: best of 19–0.25...5th in USA Indoor (18–4.5)...7th in Olympic Trials (18–8.25)...ranked #6 U.S. by T&FN.
1995: best of 19–0.25...3rd in USA Indoor (18–8.25)...2nd in USA Outdoors (18–10.25)...8th in World Champs (18–4.5)...7th in GP Final (18–0.5)...ranked #8 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN.
1994: best of 19–5...tied for 5th in USA Indoor (18–0.5)...2nd in USA Outdoors (18–8.25)...ranked #4 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN.
1993: best of 18–8.25...2nd in USA Outdoors (18–8.25)...tied for 17th in qualifying at World Champs...ranked #8 U.S. by T&FN.
1992: best of 19–4.75...won USA Indoor (18–8.25)...4th in Olympic Trials (18–8.25)...ranked #8 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN.
1991: best of 19–0.75...no height at USA Outdoors...ranked #6 U.S. by T&FN.
1990: best of 18–8.25...tied for 3rd at USA Outdoors...ranked #7 U.S. by T&FN.
1989: best of 18–8...won NCAA Indoor (18–6.5)...tied for 7th at NCAA...4th in USA Outdoors...2nd in World University Games...ranked #8 U.S. by T&FN.
1988: best of 18–3.25...won NCAA Indoor (17–10.5)...3rd at NCAA...7th in USA Outdoors...tied for 17th in qualifying at USA Champs.
1987: best of 18–0.5...no height in NCAA Indoor...no height in qualifying at NCAA...no height in qualifying at USA Outdoors.
1986: best of 17–7.75...no height in NCAA Indoor...tied for 15th in qualifying at NCAA...tied for 3rd at USA Juniors.
1985: best of 16–3...2nd in Illinois HS state meet...11th at USA Juniors.
1984: best of 15–2.

References

↑ Lee, Jimson (15 February 2013). "Interview with Dean Starkey, Coach, former Elite Pole Vaulter". SpeedEndurance.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

External links

Dean Starkey at World Athletics
Dean Starkey at Tilastopaja (registration required)
Dean Starkey at Athletics Podium
Dean Starkey at InterSportStats

[1] Lee, Jimson (15 February 2013). "Interview with Dean Starkey, Coach, former Elite Pole Vaulter". SpeedEndurance.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's pole vault (pole vault for distance)
Pole vault for distance	1906: Martin Sheridan 1907: Martin Sheridan 1908: Willard McLeod 1909: Harry Babcock 1910: Platt Adams 1911: Harry Babcock 1913: Platt Adams 1914: Platt Adams 1915: Platt Adams
Pole vault	1906: Alfred Carlton Gilbert 1907: Claude Allen 1908: Charles Vezin Jr. 1909: William Happeny (CAN), Harry Babcock (2nd) 1910: William Happeny (CAN), Theodore Babcock (2nd) 1911: Gordon Dukes 1925: Paul Jones 1926: Charles Hoff (NOR), Edwin Myers (2nd) 1927: Sabin Carr 1928: Sabin Carr 1929: Fred Sturdy 1930: Fred Sturdy 1931: Fred Sturdy 1932: Fred Sturdy 1933: Keith Brown, Frank Pierce 1934: Bill Graber 1935: Ray Lowry, Eldon Stutzman, Oscar Sutermeister 1936: David Hunn 1937: Earle Meadows 1938: Richard Ganslen 1939: Cornelius Warmerdam 1940: Earle Meadows 1941: Earle Meadows 1942: Boo Morcom 1943: Cornelius Warmerdam 1944: Jack DeField 1945: Bill Moore 1946: Bill Moore 1947: Guinn Smith 1948: Bob Richards 1949: Boo Morcom 1950: Bob Richards 1951: Bob Richards 1952: Bob Richards 1953: Bob Richards 1954: Jerry Welbourn 1955: Bob Richards 1956: Don Bragg, Bob Richards 1957: Bob Richards 1958: Don Bragg, Bob Gutowski 1959: Don Bragg 1960: Don Bragg 1961: Don Bragg 1962: Henry Wadsworth 1963: Dave Tork 1964: John Uelses 1965: Billy Gene Pemelton 1966: Bob Seagren 1967: Bob Seagren 1968: Dennis Phillips 1969: Peter Chen 1970: Bob Seagren 1971: Dick Railsback 1972: Kjell Isaksson (SWE), Steve Smith (3rd) 1973: Steve Smith 1974: Vic Dias 1975: Roland Carter 1976: Roland Carter 1977: Larry Jessee 1978: Larry Jessee 1979: Dan Ripley 1980: Earl Bell 1981: Thierry Vigneron (FRA), Dan Ripley (3rd) 1982: Billy Olson 1983: Billy Olson 1984: Sergey Bubka (URS), Earl Bell (3rd) 1985: Doug Lytle 1986: Sergey Bubka (URS), Brad Pursley (5th) 1987: Earl Bell 1988: Radion Gataullin (URS), Dave Kenworthy (2nd) 1989: Radion Gataullin (URS), Billy Olson (2nd) 1990: István Bagyula (HUN), Tim Bright (2nd) 1991: Kory Tarpenning 1992: Dean Starkey 1993: Greg West 1994: Kory Tarpenning 1995: Nick Hysong 1996: Pat Manson 1997: Lawrence Johnson 1998: Scott Hennig 1999: Jeff Hartwig 2000: Lawrence Johnson 2001: Lawrence Johnson 2002: Timothy Mack 2003: Derek Miles 2004: Toby Stevenson 2005: Brad Walker 2006: Brad Walker 2007: Jeff Hartwig 2008: Brad Walker 2009: Jeremy Scott 2010: Timothy Mack 2011: Mark Hollis 2012: Brad Walker 2013: Jordan Scott 2014: Mark Hollis 2015: Sam Kendricks 2016: Sam Kendricks 2017: Sam Kendricks 2018: Scott Houston 2019: Andrew Irwin 2020: Matt Ludwig 2022: Chris Nilsen 2023: Sam Kendricks 2024: Chris Nilsen
Notes	* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.