Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.

Men's pole vault
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date1 December 1962 (1962-12-01)
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Winning height14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) GR
Medalists
    Australia
    Rhodesia and Nyasaland
    Australia

The event was won by 19-year-old Australian Trevor Bickle. Bickle won by three inches ahead Danie Burger from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and the Australian champion Ross Filshie. Bickle's jump of 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) set three new records. It broke the British Empire and Commonwealth record by one inch, Geoff Elliott's Games record set in Vancouver eight years ago by nine inches and Filshie's Australian national record by three inches.[1]

Records

World record Pentti Nikula (FIN)16 ft 2 12 in (4.94 m)Kauhava, Finland22 June 1962
Commonwealth record
Games record Geoff Elliott (ENG)14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)Vancouver, Canada7 August 1954[2]

Final

[3]

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Trevor Bickle Australia14 ft 9 in (4.50 m)GR, CR
Danie Burger Rhodesia and Nyasaland14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Ross Filshie Australia14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
4Gerry Moro Canada14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
5John Pfitzner Australia14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
6Bob Watson Canada14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
7Darcy McGonagle New Zealand13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
8Allah Ditta Pakistan13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
9Alf Groom Canada13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
10Dave Stevenson Scotland13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
11Kevin Gibbons New Zealand13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
12Rex Porter England13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
13Robin Barclay Papua New Guinea12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Ohere Asa Akuffo GhanaNM

References

  1. Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Last gold medal won by vaulter". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 24.
  2. "Games Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 9 August 1954. p. 9.
  3. "Results of the men's pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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