Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Geoff Elliott  England	Robert Reid  Canada	Merv Richards  New Zealand

Results

Qualification

Qualifying height: 13 ft (3.96 m)[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
?	Rex Porter	England	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)	Q
?	Geoff Elliott	England	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)	Q
?	Allah Ditta	Pakistan	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)	Q
?	Merv Richards	New Zealand	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)	Q
?	Robert Reid	Canada	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)	Q
?	Glen Cividin	Canada	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)	Q
?	Ian Ward	England	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)	Q
?	Wadi Khan	Pakistan	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)	Q
9	Hendrick Kruger	South Africa	12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
10	Maxwell Gee	Australia	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
11	Joshua Olotu	Nigeria	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
11	Colin Fletcher	Wales	12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
13	O. Oriakhi	Nigeria	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
13	John Neill	Wales	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)

Final

[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Geoff Elliott	England	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
	Robert Reid	Canada	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
	Merv Richards	New Zealand	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
4	Allah Ditta	Pakistan	13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
5	Ian Ward	England	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
6	Wadi Khan	Pakistan	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
7	Rex Porter	England	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
8	Glen Cividin	Canada	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. "Heats results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. "Qualification & Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 28 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.