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Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's high jump event at the 1934 British Empire Games was held on 6 August at the White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2][3][4]

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Edwin Thacker  South Africa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joe Haley  Canada 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Michie  Scotland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
4 Jack Metcalfe  Australia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
5 Arthur Gray  England 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
6 William Land  England 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
6 Stanley West  England 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
6 Joseph McKenzie  Jamaica 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
9 Frank Whitcutt  Wales 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
? Alf Gilbert  Canada ?.??
? Edward Bradbrooke  England ?.??
? R. Lovell  British Guiana ?.??
? Fred Woodhouse  Australia DNS
? Sam Richardson  Canada DNS
? Niranjan Singh  India DNS
? Johannes Viljoen  South Africa DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Edwards wins remarkable victory in half-mile; Finlay easy first in hurdles". The Manchester Guardian. 8 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Summaries of events at British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 7 August 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Australian successes at end of second day, three firsts and three seconds". The Age. 8 August 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.