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

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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]

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.