Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games – Men's pole vault

Men's pole vault at the Commonwealth Games

The men's pole vault event at the 1934 British Empire Games was held on 6 August at the White City Stadium in London, England. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Syl Apps	Canada	12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)*
	Alf Gilbert	Canada	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
	Fred Woodhouse	Australia	12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
4	Andries du Plessis	South Africa	12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
5	Frank Phillipson	England	12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
6	Patrick Ogilvie	Scotland	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
	Alfred Kinally	England	?.??
	Dick Webster	England	?.??
	Jack Walker	England	?.??
	Abdul Shafi Khan Burki	India	11 ft 3⁄8 in (3.36 m) [5] [6]
	Harry Hart	South Africa	DNS

* Apps jumped 12 feet 9 inches in a jump off for first place.

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
2. "Edwards wins remarkable victory in half-mile; Finlay easy first in hurdles". The Manchester Guardian. 8 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "Summaries of events at British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 7 August 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. "Australian successes at end of second day, three firsts and three seconds". The Age. 8 August 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
5. Hindustan Year-book and Who's who. M.C. Sarkar. 1936.
6. Punjab Sports and Who's who. Official Book of Punjab Olympic Association. 1968.