Kirk Bryde

Pole Vault - Inducted in 2005

Kirk was brought up and went to school in Abbotsford. He set several pole vaulting records during high school and went on to a scholarship at the University of Washington in Seattle where he continued to set records including British Commonwealth and Canadian records. His Canadian record of 5.36 meters (17'6") stood for 16 years. Kirk also competed at the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972.