Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueIndependence Park, Kingston
DatesAugust 6, 1966
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Barbados (1870-1966).svg  Barbados

The men's high jump event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] [2]

Results

Results
RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Lawrie Peckham Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Silver medal icon.svg Samuel Igun Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg Anton Norris Flag of Barbados (1870-1966).svg  Barbados 6 ft 7 in (2.00 m)
4 Crawford Fairbrother Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
5 Fela Sobande Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)
6 Trevor Tennant Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
7 Bhim Singh Flag of India.svg  India 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
8 Ivor Bird Flag of Antigua and Barbuda (1956-1962).svg  Antigua and Barbuda 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
8 Patrick Rahming Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

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References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Final results". The Guardian . 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.