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Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's pole vault

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Men's pole vault
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's pole vault event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 11 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) Tim Anderson  England 13 ft 0+58 in (3.98 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stan Egerton  Canada 13 ft 0+58 in (3.98 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Denton  Australia 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
4 Wallace Heron  New Zealand 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
5 Ron Miller  Canada 12 ft 5+78 in (3.81 m)
6 George Martin  New Zealand 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
7 Doug Robinson  Canada 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
8 Mervyn Richards  New Zealand 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
Joshua Olotu  Nigeria ?

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Honours for Australia". The Observer. 12 February 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Holden first in marathon". The Manchester Guardian. 13 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2021.