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Neil Honey

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Neil Honey
Personal information
Born (1963-04-09) 9 April 1963 (age 61)
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh Pole vault

Neil Honey (born 4 April 1963) is an Australian former athlete who specialised in pole vault.[1]

Honey, a native of Melbourne, attended both Parade College and Keon Park Technical School.[2]

Active in the 1980s, Honey was a three-time national champion in pole vault and had a personal best of 5.35m.[3] He placed sixth in the pole vault at the 1985 IAAF World Cup, won bronze at the 1986 Commonwealth Games and was fourth at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.[4]

Honey, younger brother of long jumper Gary, married Australian netball representative Di Atkinson. One of their daughters Taylor plays netball for the Melbourne Vixens and their son Josh is an AFL player for Carlton.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "World-title bid, 'a bit of fun'". The Canberra Times. 6 March 1987. p. 22. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Pole position: When Carlton met Honey's high hopes". carltonfc.com.au. 8 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Arkell has done a power of work". The Canberra Times. 8 July 1987. p. 42. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Arkell's luck runs out 18cm short". The Canberra Times. 3 February 1990. p. 14 (Section C). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ Pearce, Linda (29 March 2017). "Di Honey and daughter Tayla a sweet Vixens team". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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