Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's high jump

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The men's high jump event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 7 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. [1] [2] [3]

Results

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg John Winter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) GR
Silver medal icon.svg Josiah Majekodunmi Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg  Nigeria 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Silver medal icon.svg Alan Paterson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
4 Johnny Borland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
5 Peter Wells Flag of England.svg  England 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
6 Ron Pavitt Flag of England.svg  England 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
7 John Vernon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
8 Douglas Stuart Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
9 Mervyn Peter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
10 Art Jackes Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
11 Ray McKenzie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
11 Christian de Jongh Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
11 Lloyd Valberg Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
14 Orisi Dawai Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
14 Eric Rhodes Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
14 Roy Woolley Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
14 Boniface Goubadia Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg  Nigeria 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Ron Miller Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada ?

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References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Empire Games results". The Age. 6 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "Australia's five records, English athletes start badly". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.