Mike Bull
Michael Bull OBE Athletics career. Bull first achieved success in 1966, winning silver for the pole vault at the Commonwealth Games. Then in 1970, he won gold at the Commonwealth Games. He appeared in 69 internationals for Great Britain and Northern Ireland and captained the team on numerous occasions. In 1991, he won the World Masters (over 40) pole vault in Finland. Fitness and sport work. Upon retirement from professional athletics, Bull lectured on sports studies and provided sports commentary for UTV (Ulster Television). He opened his own gym in Dufferin Avenue, Bangor, County Down (Northern Ireland), Mike  Bull's Health Gym (now Paul's Gym), and was a fitness adviser for the Irish Rugby Football Union. Honours. In 2012, Dr Mike Bull was awarded the OBE by the Queen for services to sport and charity. In 2014, Mike Bull was awarded the accolade of "Britain's Greatest Ever Pole-vaulter" in World renowned athletics magazine "Athletics Weekly" by leading statistician Mel Watman.