title: Allah Ditta (pole vaulter)
text: # Allah Ditta (pole vaulter)
  
  Allah Ditta (15 December 1932 – 20 March 2020) was a Pakistani pole vaulter who competed in two Olympic Games.
  
  Born in Panjeri , Ditta first competed internationally at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Representing Pakistan, he finished in 15th place in the qualifying round of the pole vault event with a height of 4.00 metres. Two years later at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Ditta won the bronze medal in the pole vault. All three medalists cleared 4.20 metres which equalled the Asian Games record. Two months later at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, Ditta finished fourth in the pole vault with a vault of 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m). At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, he finished in 26th place in the qualifying round of the pole vault clearing the same height as four year previously. At the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, Ditta won bronze in the pole vault with a height of 4.10 metres. In his final international appearance three months later, Ditta finished in eighth place in the pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia clearing the bar at 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m).
  
  