Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 20 September in Kuala Lumpur.

New Zealand's Denis Petushinskiy originally won the silver with 5.55 metres, which would have been the new national record, but he tested positive for a banned substance, stanozolol. He was disqualified and his result annulled.

Results

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RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Riaan Botha South Africa5.60GR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Paul Burgess Australia5.50
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Kersley Gardenne Mauritius5.35
4Matt Belsham England5.25
5Kevin Hughes England5.15
6Marcus Popp Canada5.05
7Neil Young Northern Ireland4.80
Ian Tullett EnglandNM
Denis Petushinsky New ZealandDQ
Dominic Johnson Saint LuciaDNS
Rob Pike CanadaDNS

References

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