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Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth 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 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Geoff Elliott
 England
Robert Reid
 Canada
Merv Richards
 New Zealand

Results

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Qualification

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Qualifying height: 13 ft (3.96 m)[2]

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
? Rex Porter  England 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) Q
? Geoff Elliott  England 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) Q
? Allah Ditta  Pakistan 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) Q
? Merv Richards  New Zealand 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) Q
? Robert Reid  Canada 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) Q
? Glen Cividin  Canada 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) Q
? Ian Ward  England 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) Q
? Wadi Khan  Pakistan 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) Q
9 Hendrick Kruger  South Africa 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
10 Maxwell Gee  Australia 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
11 Joshua Olotu  Nigeria 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
11 Colin Fletcher  Wales 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
13 O. Oriakhi  Nigeria 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
13 John Neill  Wales 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Geoff Elliott  England 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Reid  Canada 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Merv Richards  New Zealand 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
4 Allah Ditta  Pakistan 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
5 Ian Ward  England 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
6 Wadi Khan  Pakistan 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
7 Rex Porter  England 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
8 Glen Cividin  Canada 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Heats results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Qualification & Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 28 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.