Men's pole vault at the Commonwealth Games | |
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Venue | Empire Stadium |
Dates | 7 August 1954 |
Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 yd | men | women |
220 yd | men | women |
440 yd | men | |
880 yd | men | |
1 mile | men | |
3 miles | men | |
6 miles | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
120 yd hurdles | men | |
440 yd hurdles | men | |
4 × 110 yd relay | men | women |
4 × 440 yd relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
The men's pole vault event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 August at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. [1] [2] [3]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Geoff Elliott | ![]() | 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) | GR |
![]() | Ron Miller | ![]() | 13 ft 9+1⁄4 in (4.20 m) | |
![]() | Andries Burger | ![]() | 13 ft 6+3⁄4 in (4.13 m) | |
4 | Bob Adams | ![]() | 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) | |
5 | Mervyn Richards | ![]() | 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) | |
6 | Orland Anderson | ![]() | 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) | |
7 | Bruce Peever | ![]() | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) | |
8 | Peter Denton | ![]() | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) | |
9 | Robert Reid | ![]() | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |