Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's triple jump

Men's triple jump
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1950 British
Empire Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
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220–110–220–110 yd relaywomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
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Triple jump
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The men's triple jump event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 9 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2]

Results

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brian Oliver  Australia 51 ft 2+1⁄2 in (15.61 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Les McKeand  Australia 50 ft 1+3⁄4 in (15.28 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ian Polmear  Australia 48 ft 1+3⁄4 in (14.67 m)
4 Roger Johnson  New Zealand 47 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.52 m)
5 Keith Forsythe  New Zealand 46 ft 7+3⁄4 in (14.22 m)
6 Graeme Jeffries  New Zealand 46 ft 2+3⁄4 in (14.09 m)
7 Neville Price South Africa 45 ft 11+1⁄4 in (14.00 m)
8 Allan Lindsay  Scotland 45 ft 10 in (13.97 m)
9 Colin Kay  New Zealand 45 ft 7+3⁄4 in (13.91 m)
10 Harold Whittle  England 42 ft 3+3⁄4 in (12.90 m)
Mohamed Sheriff Ceylon DNS

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Full Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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