Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's high jump

Men's high jump
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1938 British
Empire Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
220 yd hurdles (invitation)men
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymen
110–220–110 yd relaywomen
220–110–220–110 yd relaywomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
2 miles walk (invitation)men
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Edwin Thacker  South Africa 6 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Heffernan  Australia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Doug Shetliffe  Australia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
4 Peter Tancred  Australia 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m)
5 John Newman  England 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m)
6 Joseph Haley  Canada 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m)
7 Jack Metcalfe  Australia 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m)
8 Henry Perera  British Ceylon 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m)
9 Pat Haley  Canada 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
10 Jim Panton  Canada 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
11 Tracket Ashmead  Trinidad and Tobago 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Empire Games: A day of records; fine victory for C.B. Holmes". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1938. p. 26. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "The results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1938. p. 19. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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