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[]

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Syl Apps  Canada 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)*
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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  Scotland 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Alfred Kinally  England ?.??
 England ?.??
 England ?.??
 India ?.??
Harry Hart  South Africa DNS

* Apps jumped 12 feet 9 inches in a jump off for first place.

References[]

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Edwards wins remarkable victory in half-mile; Finlay easy first in hurdles". The Manchester Guardian. 8 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Summaries of events at British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 7 August 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Australian successes at end of second day, three firsts and three seconds". The Age. 8 August 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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