Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault
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 . 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.
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Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault
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 . 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.
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The men's pole vault at the 19 ...... tional record by three inches.
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bronze
bronzeCGA
AUS
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competitors
date
1962-12-01
event
Men's pole vault
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games
games date
1954-08-07
games place
Vancouver, Canada
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gold
goldCGA
AUS
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silver
silverCGA
FRN
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venue
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win label
Winning height
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win value
GR
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world date
1962-06-22
world place
Kauhava, Finland
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The men's pole vault at the 19 ...... tional record by three inches.
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Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault
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