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Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault

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Men's pole vault
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates12 April 2018
Competitors9 from 6 nations
Winning height5.70 m
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Canada
bronze medal    England
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The men's pole vault at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 12 April 2018.[1]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 6.16 m (indoor mark) Donetsk, Ukraine 15 February 2014
Games record  Steven Hooker (AUS) 5.80 m Melbourne, Australia 24 March 2006

Schedule

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The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Thursday 12 April 2018 19:25 Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

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With nine entrants, the event was held as a straight final.[2]

Final

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Rank Athlete 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.35 5.45 5.55 5.60 5.65 5.70 5.81 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kurtis Marschall (AUS) xo xo o xxo xxx 5.70
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Shawnacy Barber (CAN) o xxo o xxx 5.65
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Luke Cutts (ENG) xo o o xxx 5.45 R 144.3
4  Adam Hague (ENG) o o xo xxx 5.45 SB
5  Angus Armstrong (AUS) o xo o xxx 5.35
6  Deryk Theodore (CAN) o xxo o xxx 5.35
7  Nikandros Stylianou (CYP) o o xo xxx 5.35
8  Iskandar Alwi (MAS) o xo xxx 5.00
 Nicholas Southgate (NZL) xxx NM

References

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  1. ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's pole vault". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Athletics | Men's Pole Vault - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.