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Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 yd	men	women
220 yd	men	women
440 yd	men
880 yd	men
1 mile	men
3 miles	men
6 miles	men
80 m hurdles		women
120 yd hurdles	men
440 yd hurdles	men
4 × 110 yd relay	men	women
4 × 440 yd relay	men
Road events
Marathon	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
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The men's pole vault event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Geoff Elliott	England	14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)	GR
	Ron Miller	Canada	13 ft 9+1⁄4 in (4.20 m)
	Andries Burger	South Africa	13 ft 6+3⁄4 in (4.13 m)
4	Bob Adams	Canada	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
5	Mervyn Richards	New Zealand	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
6	Orland Anderson	Canada	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
7	Bruce Peever	Australia	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
8	Peter Denton	Australia	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
9	Robert Reid	Canada	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

• Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
• Pole vault at the Commonwealth Games