George Davies (athlete)

{{short description|American pole vaulter}}

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| sport = Athletics

| event = Pole vault

| pb =4.83 m (1961)[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=1440&Gender=M George Davies]. trackfield.brinkster.net

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George Davies (born November 19, 1940) is an American retired pole vaulter and a former world record holder. He set his record on May 20, 1961, in Boulder, Colorado, jumping {{convert|4.83|m|ftin|1|abbr=on}}. He was the first pole vaulter to break a world record with a fiberglass pole.The current world record was set in 2020 currently stands at 6.18 meters or 20 feet 3.3 inches. [http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/track-and-field/john-pennel/?back=inductee John Pennel]. Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Competing for the Oklahoma State Cowboys track and field team, Davies won the 1961 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He tied for first place with Dick Gear of San Jose State.{{Cite news |date=1961-02-05 |title=VAULTER TOPS 15 FEET; Davies, Oklahoma State, Sets Meet Mark at Nebraska |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/02/05/archives/vaulter-tops-15-feet-davies-oklahoma-state-sets-meet-mark-at.html |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}