Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's high jump event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 19 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales. [1]

Contents

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Ernest Haisley
Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg Jamaica
Chilla Porter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Robert Kotei
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

Results

Qualification

Qualifying height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) [2]

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
? Chilla Porter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Q
? Ken Money Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Canada 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Q
? Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg Ceylon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Q
? Gordon Miller Flag of England.svg  England 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Q
? Robert Kotei Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Q
? Ernest Haisley Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg Jamaica 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Q
? Joseph Leresae Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg Kenya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Q
? Julius Chigbolou Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg Nigeria 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Q
? Crawford Fairbrother Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Q
? Learie Scipio Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg Trinidad and Tobago 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Q
? Patrick Etolu Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg Uganda 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Q
12 Colin Ridgway Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
12R. GarberFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
12 Vincent Gabriel Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg Nigeria 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
12 Oladipo Okuwobi Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg Nigeria 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
16 Charles Vandyck Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
16 Colin Clarkson Flag of Sierra Leone 1916-1961.gif Sierra Leone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
18 Dave Wilson Flag of England.svg  England 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
18 John Kitching Flag of England.svg  England 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
20 Joseph Tokana Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg Fiji 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
20 Saranjit Singh Flag of India.svg  India 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
20 Omoruyi Odobo Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg Nigeria 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
20 Godrey Roberts Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
20 Desmond Luke Flag of Sierra Leone 1916-1961.gif Sierra Leone 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
20 Kevin Phillips Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg Wales 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
26 Terence Morgan Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg Wales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
27 Cosmos Julien Flag of Mauritius (1923-1968).svg Mauritius 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Paul Foreman Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg Jamaica DNS

Final

[2]

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ernest Haisley Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg Jamaica 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Silver medal icon.svg Chilla Porter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg Robert Kotei Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
4 Joseph Leresae Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg Kenya 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
4 Julius Chigbolou Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg Nigeria 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
4 Patrick Etolu Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg Uganda 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
7 Crawford Fairbrother Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
8 Ken Money Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Canada 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
9 Learie Scipio Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg Trinidad and Tobago 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
10 Gordon Miller Flag of England.svg  England 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
11 Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg Ceylon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Many splendid performances in track and field events". The Manchester Guardian. 21 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2020.