Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's high jump
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The men's high jump event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1][2][3]
The winning margin was (in metric terms) 8 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's high jump was won by more than 5 cm at these games.
Results
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Edwin Thacker | ![]() | 6 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) | GR |
![]() | Robert Heffernan | ![]() | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
![]() | Doug Shetliffe | ![]() | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
4 | Peter Tancred | ![]() | 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | |
5 | John Newman | ![]() | 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | |
6 | Joseph Haley | ![]() | 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | |
7 | Jack Metcalfe | ![]() | 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) | |
8 | Henry Perera | ![]() | 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) | |
9 | Pat Haley | ![]() | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
10 | Jim Panton | ![]() | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
11 | Tracket Ashmead | ![]() | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Empire Games: A day of records; fine victory for C.B. Holmes". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1938. p. 26. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "The results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1938. p. 19. Retrieved 2 April 2021.