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Athletics at the 1950 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 1950 British Empire Games was held on 7 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2][3]

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Winter  Australia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Josiah Majekodunmi  Nigeria 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alan Paterson  Scotland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
4 Johnny Borland  New Zealand 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
5 Peter Wells  England 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
6 Ron Pavitt  England 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
7 John Vernon  Australia 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
8 Douglas Stuart  Australia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
9 Mervyn Peter  Australia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
10 Art Jackes  Canada 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
11 Ray McKenzie  New Zealand 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
11 Christian de Jongh  South Africa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
11 Lloyd Valberg  Malaysia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
14 Orisi Dawai  Fiji 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
14 Eric Rhodes  New Zealand 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
14 Roy Woolley  New Zealand 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
14 Boniface Goubadia  Nigeria 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Ron Miller  Canada ?

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Empire Games results". The Age. 6 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Australia's five records, English athletes start badly". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.