Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games – Men's pole vault
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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
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Syl Apps |  Canada |
12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)* | |
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Alf Gilbert | Canada |
12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) | |
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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 |
?.?? | ||
| Frederick Webster | England |
?.?? | ||
| John 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
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Edwards wins remarkable victory in half-mile; Finlay easy first in hurdles". The Manchester Guardian. 8 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Summaries of events at British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 7 August 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Australian successes at end of second day, three firsts and three seconds". The Age. 8 August 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Hindustan Year-book and Who's who. M.C. Sarkar. 1936.
- ^ Punjab Sports and Who's who. Official Book of Punjab Olympic Association. 1968.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's pole vault | |
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