Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault
Appearance
Men's pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 1 December 1962 | |||||||||
Competitors | 14 from 9 nations | |||||||||
Winning height | 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) GR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1962 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 | women |
1 mile | men | |
3 miles | men | |
6 miles | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
120 yd hurdles | men | |
440 yd hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | 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 at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.
The event was won by 19-year-old Australian Trevor Bickle. Bickle won by three inches ahead Danie Burger from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and the Australian champion Ross Filshie. Bickle's jump of 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) set three new records. It broke the British Empire and Commonwealth record by one inch, Geoff Elliott's Games record set in Vancouver eight years ago by nine inches and Filshie's Australian national record by three inches.[1]
Records
[edit]World record | ![]() |
16 ft 2+1⁄2 in (4.94 m) | Kauhava, Finland | 22 June 1962 | |
Commonwealth record | |||||
Games record | ![]() |
14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) | Vancouver, Canada | 7 August 1954 | [2] |
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Trevor Bickle | ![]() |
14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) | GR, CR |
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Danie Burger | ![]() |
14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) | |
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Ross Filshie | ![]() |
14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) | |
4 | Gerry Moro | ![]() |
14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) | |
5 | John Pfitzner | ![]() |
14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) | |
6 | Bob Watson | ![]() |
14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) | |
7 | Darcy McGonagle | ![]() |
13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) | |
8 | Allah Ditta | ![]() |
13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) | |
9 | Alf Groom | ![]() |
13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) | |
10 | Dave Stevenson | ![]() |
13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) | |
11 | Kevin Gibbons | ![]() |
13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) | |
12 | Rex Porter | ![]() |
13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) | |
13 | Robin Barclay | ![]() |
12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) | |
Ohere Asa Akuffo | ![]() |
NM |
References
[edit]- ^ Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Last gold medal won by vaulter". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 24.
- ^ "Games Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 9 August 1954. p. 9.
- ^ "Results of the men's pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2014.