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Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault

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Men's pole vault
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date1 December 1962 (1962-12-01)
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Winning height14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) GR
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Rhodesia and Nyasaland
bronze medal    Australia
← 1958
1966 →

The men's pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.

The event was won by 19-year-old Australian Trevor Bickle. Bickle won by three inches ahead Danie Burger from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and the Australian champion Ross Filshie. Bickle's jump of 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) set three new records. It broke the British Empire and Commonwealth record by one inch, Geoff Elliott's Games record set in Vancouver eight years ago by nine inches and Filshie's Australian national record by three inches.[1]

Records

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World record  Pentti Nikula (FIN) 16 ft 2+12 in (4.94 m) Kauhava, Finland 22 June 1962
Commonwealth record
Games record  Geoff Elliott (ENG) 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) Vancouver, Canada 7 August 1954 [2]

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Trevor Bickle  Australia 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) GR, CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Danie Burger  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ross Filshie  Australia 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
4 Gerry Moro  Canada 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
5 John Pfitzner  Australia 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
6 Bob Watson  Canada 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
7 Darcy McGonagle  New Zealand 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
8 Allah Ditta  Pakistan 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
9 Alf Groom  Canada 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
10 Dave Stevenson  Scotland 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
11 Kevin Gibbons  New Zealand 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
12 Rex Porter  England 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
13 Robin Barclay  Papua New Guinea 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Ohere Asa Akuffo  Ghana NM

References

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  1. ^ Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Last gold medal won by vaulter". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 24.
  2. ^ "Games Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 9 August 1954. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Results of the men's pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2014.