Jump to content

Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Men's high jump
at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueIndependence Park, Kingston
DatesAugust 6, 1966
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Nigeria
bronze medal    Barbados

The men's high jump event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2]

Results

[edit]
Results
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lawrie Peckham  Australia 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Samuel Igun  Nigeria 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anton Norris  Barbados 6 ft 7 in (2.00 m)
4 Crawford Fairbrother  Scotland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
5 Fela Sobande  Nigeria 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)
6 Trevor Tennant  Jamaica 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
7 Bhim Singh  India 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
8 Ivor Bird  Antigua and Barbuda 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
8 Patrick Rahming  Bahamas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.